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Barrow upon Humber
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ayoob Al Shemali started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Crystal Palace FC's Luai Al Dekhel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belal Bo Abbas in the 10th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Fakher Al Fadhalah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barrow upon Humber City's supporters rose to their feet, but Fakher Al Fadhalah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oun Al Khames breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Crystal Palace FC fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Crystal Palace FC's Luai Al Dekhel 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ayoob Al Shemali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oun Al Khames having to interfere. After 31 minutes of play, Crystal Palace FC's Luai Al Dekhel made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod was left in no man's land by his defense there! Barrow upon Humber City's Fakher Al Fadhalah suffered a sore thigh after 34 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ghazi Al Sayer during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Barrow upon Humber City getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Sami Al Herz hit a great ball. When Belal Bo Abbas came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Crystal Palace FC 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 Belal Bo Abbas couldn't finish the play. Ayoob Al Shemali was extremely unlucky when he, in the 47th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luai Al Dekhel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luai Al Dekhel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Barrow upon Humber City's goalkeeper Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Belal Bo Abbas. The Barrow upon Humber City fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Barrow upon Humber City's Ayoob Al Shemali 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayoob Al Shemali in the 67th minute of play forced Crystal Palace FC's goalkeeper Oun Al Khames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ayoob Al Shemali succeeded in the game's 69th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-3. 76 minutes into the match, Barrow upon Humber City's goal looked a bit too open when Luai Al Dekhel came free, but Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mubarek Al Qattamy fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crystal Palace FC's protests and gave Mubarek Al Qattamy a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Barrow upon Humber City booed when Crystal Palace FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mubarek Al Qattamy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oun Al Khames showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayoob Al Shemali in the 83rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayoob Al Shemali in the 85th minute of play forced Crystal Palace FC's goalkeeper Oun Al Khames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 89 minutes, Luai Al Dekhel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crystal Palace FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luai Al Dekhel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yaseen Abol's late challenge caught a Crystal Palace FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yaseen Abol helped the player get up and apologised. After 91 played minutes Barrow upon Humber City got a freekick which was hit by Yaseen Abol. In the 95th minute of the match Crystal Palace FC got a corner. Barrow upon Humber City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Doaej Shams ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Doaej Shams almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Barrow upon Humber City's Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod did a great save. The Barrow upon Humber City supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Crystal Palace FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Crystal Palace FC.