League

Horwich
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nizar Al Saleh kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nizar Al Saleh in the 5th minute of play forced Tadcaster City's goalkeeper D.J. 黄忠 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadcaster City's D.J. 黄忠 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Tadcaster City from getting a goal against them. D.J. 黄忠 made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Saher Ashkanani sent off a good shot on target. Aws Al Harban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jamal Al Ramzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saher Ashkanani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 19th minute, Omar Abadia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Aws Al Harban managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tadcaster City's supporters rose to their feet, but Aws Al Harban was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jamal Al Ramzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Tadcaster City booed when Horwich was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nader Al Srae didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aws Al Harban kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to Tadcaster City getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Aws Al Harban hit a great ball. In the 37th minute, Sarhan Al Sallal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sacit Uygu 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. Sacit Uygu took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jamal Al Ramzi. Jamal Al Ramzi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Saher Ashkanani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aws Al Harban made a kick off. When Sacit Uygu fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tadcaster City's protests and gave Sacit Uygu a yellow card for diving instead. After 54 played minutes Tadcaster City got a freekick which was hit by Sacit Uygu. When Saher Ashkanani came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Horwich 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 Saher Ashkanani couldn't finish the play. Talal Taiban's late challenge caught a Horwich's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Talal Taiban helped the player get up and apologised. 62 minutes into the game, one of Tadcaster City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. D.J. 黄忠 went to the wrong direction when Dhari Al Qatam was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Nader Al Srae hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Horwich's goalkeeper Jamal Al Ramzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Horwich booed when Tadcaster City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Riad Al Mosawe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horwich's Dhari Al Qatam couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Tadcaster City. After some careless play in the Tadcaster City defense, Saher Ashkanani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of D.J. 黄忠. The Tadcaster City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that D.J. 黄忠 should have stopped the shot. Khalaf Khaja kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. D.J. 黄忠 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nizar Al Saleh, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Saher Ashkanani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Horwich's supporters rose to their feet, but Saher Ashkanani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. D.J. 黄忠 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nizar Al Saleh in the 88th minute of play forced Tadcaster City's goalkeeper D.J. 黄忠 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. D.J. 黄忠 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saher Ashkanani in the 91st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saher Ashkanani in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck D.J. 黄忠 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Saher Ashkanani came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Horwich 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 Saher Ashkanani couldn't finish the play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.