League

Abingdon Stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute Olle Kvalfält shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esmael Al Amer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, Hamad Al Mothaf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abingdon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC CRYSTAL ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ the free kick. In the 7th minute, Hamad Al Mothaf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Jacinto Hermida made a precise shot to the right of Esmael Al Amer. Abingdon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olle Kvalfält in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esmael Al Amer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abdul Aziz Baroun hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Esam Al Muwail sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th match minute, FC CRYSTAL ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olle Kvalfält to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in FC CRYSTAL ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's zone, Abdul Aziz Baroun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabian Kosiorek came out of the goal and Abdul Aziz Baroun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 34 minutes into the match, Olle Kvalfält notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Abingdon's Esmael Al Amer. Esmael Al Amer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jarah Al Ammar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Lucas Magee fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC CRYSTAL ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's protests and gave Lucas Magee a yellow card for diving instead. Lucas Magee hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When Fahhad Al Mothaf fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC CRYSTAL ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's protests and gave Fahhad Al Mothaf a yellow card for diving instead. Fahhad Al Mothaf kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Jarah Al Ammar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Esmael Al Amer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lucas Magee had several of the Abingdon's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 58 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 0-3 score and a disappointed Esmael Al Amer as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a rather tough play, Abingdon's Esam Al Muwail got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, one of Abingdon:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Abingdon. In the 68th minute there was a penalty for FC CRYSTAL ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ. Jacinto Hermida stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Esmael Al Amer. 0-4. In the 75th minute Jacinto Hermida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esmael Al Amer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, FC CRYSTAL ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's Esmael Al Amer threw himself towards the right post 81 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lucas Magee, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 83rd minute, Lucas Magee fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Esmael Al Amer, passed just outside the right post. Jacinto Hermidas short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Esmael Al Amer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 85 minutes into the match, Abingdon's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Magee came free, but Esmael Al Amer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Esmael Al Amer successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Lucas Magee's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esmael Al Amer was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bassam Al Abdullah in the 92nd minute of play forced FC CRYSTAL ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's goalkeeper Fabian Kosiorek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jacinto Hermida could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Esmael Al Amer made a huge save.