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Spectators: 10823 (Terracing: 8118, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) DES HUN FC's Rashed Al Sarraf 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. In the 10th minute, Tamem Shams hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 12 minutes into the game, Pankracy Zatorski recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Khalefa Al Rifaee. Pankracy Zatorski showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Ad Academy's Fawzy Al Nasser got a free kick in the 21st minute. Khalefa Al Rifaee made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abbas Al Ansari in the 23rd minute of play. In the 23rd match minute, Ad Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pankracy Zatorski to maneuver through the defense. Jacinto Espinoza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tamem Shams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tamem Shams in the 32nd minute of play forced Ad Academy's goalkeeper Jacinto Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tamem Shams sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute of the match, Pankracy Zatorski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Khalefa Al Rifaee saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jacinto Espinoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doaej Al Gareb in the 39th minute of the match. Jacinto Espinoza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rashed Al Sarraf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacinto Espinoza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tamem Shams in the 43rd minute of the match. Basel Al Balool came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Khalefa Al Rifaee could save by the left post. In the 49th minute, Basel Al Balool hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Basel Al Balool to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Ad Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Doaej Al Gareb came free, but Jacinto Espinoza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, DES HUN FC's Abdul Mohsen Al Ajmi got a free kick in the 59th minute. In the 64th match minute, Ad Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abbas Al Ansari to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Rashed Al Sarraf got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 69 minutes into the match, Ad Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Rashed Al Sarraf came free, but Jacinto Espinoza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rashed Al Sarraf in the 70th minute of play forced Ad Academy's goalkeeper Jacinto Espinoza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the game, Arne Möller was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ad Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DES HUN FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ad Academy's Arne Möller got a free kick in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute, Gibrel Taiban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Basel Al Balool came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Ad Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Basel Al Balool couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Ad Academy's Jacinto Espinoza got control of the ball when Rashed Al Sarraf tried to sneak it across the goal line. DES HUN FC's Khalefa Al Rifaee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pankracy Zatorski in the 85th minute of play. Jacinto Espinoza was a little too slow when Rashed Al Sarraf got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 1-2. DES HUN FC played a much better game than Ad Academy and deserved their victory. The Ad Academy players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.