League

Grand Hamad Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Mnawer Abo Al Hasan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Faisal Shamsah, passed just outside the right post. Sharf Al Rodhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the game, Sharf Al Rodhan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Faisal Shamsah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute, El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. 18 minutes into the match, El Arabi's Sharf Al Rodhan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faisal Shamsah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Radlett AFC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Basel Al Saffar hit a great ball. Faisal Shamsah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sharf Al Rodhan in the 24th minute. When El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Radlett AFC's goalie prevented a goal. El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Qasem Al Saleh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nawaf Abol in the 33rd minute of play. 37 minutes into the game, Omar Al Holey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Arabi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Radlett AFC the free kick. After having played for 39 minutes, Nawaf Abol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Radlett AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nawaf Abol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 41 minutes into the match, Radlett AFC's goalkeeper Faisal Shamsah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sharf Al Rodhan. Mnawer Abo Al Hasan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Faisal Shamsah having to make a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mnawer Abo Al Hasan to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Mnawer Abo Al Hasan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faisal Shamsah was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Sharf Al Rodhan charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sharf Al Rodhan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Radlett AFC booed when El Arabi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sharf Al Rodhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. El Arabi's Sharf Al Rodhan got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Sharf Al Rodhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Arabi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After 65 minutes of play El Arabi's Omar Al Holey was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, El Arabi's Omar Al Holey got a free kick in the 65th minute. Nawaf Abol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sharf Al Rodhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Faisal Shamsah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute Sami Bo Shehri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Faisal Shamsah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sharf Al Rodhan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Radlett AFC's Nawaf Abol got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sharf Al Rodhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 84th minute of the match El Arabi got a corner. Radlett AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Shehab Al Bloshi ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Sami Bo Shehri got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Faisal Shamsah quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Dawood Al Sarraf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 86th minute, Dawood Al Sarraf left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Arabi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. If Sharf Al Rodhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sami Bo Shehri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faisal Shamsah having to interfere. In the 97th minute, Mnawer Abo Al Hasan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Arabi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1.