League

Grand Hamad Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes, Msaed Al Rodhan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shabab Alahli and the El Arabi players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Shabab Alahli getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Msaed Al Rodhan hit a great ball. Khalaf Al Bloshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mnawer Abo Al Hasan in the 9th minute of the match. Sajid Al Hashash kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Sami Bo Shehri's late challenge caught a Shabab Alahli's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sami Bo Shehri helped the player get up and apologised. Sajid Al Hashash struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Qasem Al Saleh didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shabab Alahli. Faris Al Besher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Qasem Al Saleh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sami Bo Shehri hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Sharf Al Rodhan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Khalaf Al Bloshi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sharf Al Rodhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Omar Al Holey took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalaf Al Bloshi. Khalaf Al Bloshi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Shabab Alahli's Khalaf Al Bloshi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mnawer Abo Al Hasan in the 32nd minute of play. After 34th play minutes Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Qasem Al Saleh and just under the crossbar into goal. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Khalaf Al Bloshi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 43 minutes into the match, El Arabi's Mnawer Abo Al Hasan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khalaf Al Bloshi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Sharf Al Rodhan could shoot a difficult shot in the 48th minute, which Khalaf Al Bloshi however easily saved by the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

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. 54 minutes into the game, Sharf Al Rodhan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Khalaf Al Bloshi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Shabab Alahli's Khalaf Al Bloshi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sharf Al Rodhan in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute El Arabi were awarded a corner. Shehab Al Bloshi went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on El Arabi's corner Shehab Al Bloshi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Khalaf Al Bloshi quite easily take care of the ball. After 68 minutes of play El Arabi's Sami Bo Shehri 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. Sami Bo Shehri hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. When El Arabi's Sharf Al Rodhan in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shabab Alahli's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Sharf Al Rodhan sped through Shabab Alahli's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Khalaf Al Bloshi. 81 minutes into the match, Sharf Al Rodhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalaf Al Bloshi. Shabab Alahli's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sharf Al Rodhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 84th minute Sharf Al Rodhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalaf Al Bloshi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalaf Al Bloshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sharf Al Rodhan in the 90th minute of play. In the 92ndth minute of the game Sharf Al Rodhan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shabab Alahli's Khalaf Al Bloshi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Faris Al Besher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El Arabi had won after a very even match.