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ملعب 11 يونيو
Spectators: 8107 (Terracing: 6082, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aatif Abdul Khaliq took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aatif Abdul Khaliq fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nasri Dajaj having to interfere. When Pickering FC's Waddah Latif in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Guernica de Picasso's goalie prevented a goal. 13 minutes into the match, Pickering FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamdi Suoud came free, but Mousa Sadeq reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mousa Sadeq showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamdi Suoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Waddah Latif in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nasri Dajaj saved Guernica de Picasso from getting behind. Waddah Latif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the game, one of Guernica de Picasso:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A collision led to Pickering FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Jabbar Abdul Baqi hit a great ball. Jalal Shakur's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 23rdth minute, Mousa Sadeq skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Guernica de Picasso booed when Pickering FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jabbar Abdul Baqi didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hamdi Suoud in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mousa Sadeq saved Pickering FC from getting behind. When Waddah Latif came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Pickering 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 Waddah Latif couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Guernica de Picasso defense, Aatif Abdul Khaliq kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nasri Dajaj. The Guernica de Picasso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nasri Dajaj should have stopped the shot. Nasri Dajaj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aatif Abdul Khaliq, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 35 minutes, Waddah Abdul Fattah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Guernica de Picasso and the Pickering FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Waddah Latif 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jalal Shakur got free with Mousa Sadeq in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 46th match minute, Pickering FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emin Abdul Tawwab to maneuver through the defense. Jalal Shakur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hamdi Suoud made a kick off. Mousa Sadeq showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamdi Suoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. If Hamdi Suoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th match minute, Guernica de Picasso was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Walid Abdul Shakur to maneuver through the defense. Hamdi Suoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mousa Sadeq made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jalal Shakur in the 63rd minute of play. Salah Al Tayyib charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salah Al Tayyib the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Salah Al Tayyib hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 68 minutes into the match, Hamdi Suoud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mousa Sadeq. Pickering FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hamdi Suoud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The supporters of Guernica de Picasso booed when Pickering FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hassan Mashrouf didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jalal Shakur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, Guernica de Picasso's Tamir Fariq broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Waddah Latif recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Waddah Latif might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nasri Dajaj. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Waddah Latif ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Aatif Abdul Khaliq kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nasri Dajaj. That made the score 1-4 in the 96 minute of play. The Guernica de Picasso fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pickering FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.