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Burj Al Arab Stadium
Spectators: 7551 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 2118, VIP seats: 183) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nabel Al Abdullah kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Yaqoot Al Hammady left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Al Jumeirah FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. A collision led to Al-Mnya Northleach getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Fakher Al Habshi hit a great ball. With a little luck, Al-Mnya Northleach's Fawaz Al Shati got control of the ball when Yaqoot Al Hammady tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Al-Mnya Northleach getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Talal Al Adsani hit a great ball. Nabel Al Abdullah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nizar Al Sarraf recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Al-Mnya Northleach booed when Al Jumeirah FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulvio Romano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Sameer Al Gareb sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fryderyk Brataniec skillfully saved the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Al-Mnya Northleach's goal looked a bit too open when Nabel Al Abdullah came free, but Fawaz Al Shati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fawaz Al Shati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nabel Al Abdullah, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 43rd minute, Nizar Al Sarraf fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Nabel Al Abdullah might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fawaz Al Shati. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nabel Al Abdullah ran back to his position shaking his head.

56 minutes into the game, Nabel Al Abdullah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Fawaz Al Shati was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fawaz Al Shati didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Shaheen Al Dekhel went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. If Nabel Al Abdullah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute Yaqoot Al Hammady shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fawaz Al Shati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 69 minutes of play, Al Jumeirah FC's Yaqoot Al Hammady made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fawaz Al Shati was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 71st minute, Farooq Al Bahar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fryderyk Brataniec was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Sameer Al Gareb. Fryderyk Brataniec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darweesh Dehrab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Yaqoot Al Hammady had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Al Jumeirah FC's Fryderyk Brataniec played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darweesh Dehrab in the 77th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Mazen Bahroh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the game, Nabel Al Abdullah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Fawaz Al Shati was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fawaz Al Shati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shaheen Al Dekhel in the 87th minute of play. When Al Jumeirah FC's Yaqoot Al Hammady in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Al-Mnya Northleach's goalie prevented a goal. After 91 played minutes Al Jumeirah FC got a freekick which was hit by Shaheen Al Dekhel. After having played for 93 minutes, Nabel Al Abdullah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Al Jumeirah FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nabel Al Abdullah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Al-Mnya Northleach's zone, Nabel Al Abdullah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fawaz Al Shati came out of the goal and Nabel Al Abdullah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Al Jumeirah FC fully deserved thier win.