League

Bude Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Shabab Alahli's Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faisal Al Barrak in the 3rd minute of play forced Shabab Alahli's goalkeeper Khalaf Al Bloshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Faisal Shamsah managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Shabab Alahli's Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Faris Al Besher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Faisal Shamsah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Faisal Shamsah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Abdul Rahman Al Saleh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khalaf Al Bloshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nawaf Abol in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shaker Al Adsani got free with Faisal Shamsah in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Shabab Alahli fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Shabab Alahli's Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar had several of the Radlett AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 29 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Faisal Shamsah as he didn't even see the shot coming. Khalaf Al Bloshi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nawaf Abol in the 33rd minute of the match. Faris Al Besher struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Faisal Shamsah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shabab Alahli. The audience was convinced that Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Faisal Shamsah was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Shaker Al Adsani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faisal Shamsah saved Radlett AFC from getting behind. 46 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 Shaker Al Adsani. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Nawaf Abol made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shabab Alahli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Faris Al Besher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faisal Shamsah having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faisal Shamsah saved Radlett AFC from getting behind. Nawaf Abol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Khalaf Al Bloshi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 81 minutes Radlett AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Sajid Al Hashash who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Radlett AFC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Basel Al Saffar hit a great ball. If Faris Al Besher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 92 minutes, Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar made it 5-1 with a short kick to the right side. Radlett AFC's Faisal Shamsah tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Radlett AFC's zone, Faris Al Besher stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faisal Shamsah came out of the goal and Faris Al Besher tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Shabab Alahli had played much better football throughout.