Prized/Friendly Cup

Ashbourne Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Líbano's Dirar Rashid 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. After 2 played minutes Gnesta Oilers got a freekick which was hit by Faik Malgır. Akram Munahid's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Patrick Eliasson firmly grabbed it by the left post. With his leg Patrick Eliasson managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Líbano's Akram Munahid fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Líbano's Dirar Rashid was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 8th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Ove Söderström in the 11th minute of play forced Líbano's goalkeeper Falah Waddah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akram Munahid could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Patrick Eliasson made a huge save. 14 minutes into the match, Gnesta Oilers's goalkeeper Patrick Eliasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Akram Munahid. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gnesta Oilers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bashar Al Azra was slow to take the kick. During this time Líbano's players had a chance to rest. In the 19th minute of the match, Dirar Rashid tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Patrick Eliasson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dirar Rashid in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patrick Eliasson saved Gnesta Oilers from getting behind. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Gnesta Oilers's goalkeeper Patrick Eliasson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dirar Rashids short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Patrick Eliasson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 27th minute of the match Líbano got a corner. Gnesta Oilers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bashar Al Azra ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Hatem Mujahid got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Patrick Eliasson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A nice corner shot did that Bashar Al Azra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Patrick Eliasson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 34 minutes into the match, Gnesta Oilers's goal looked a bit too open when Bashar Al Azra came free, but Patrick Eliasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bashar Al Azra in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patrick Eliasson saved Gnesta Oilers from getting behind. 37 minutes into the match, Gnesta Oilers's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Patrick Eliasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Gnesta Oilers's goal looked a bit too open when Dirar Rashid came free, but Patrick Eliasson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 39 minutes, Akram Munahid made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Gnesta Oilers's Patrick Eliasson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Falah Waddah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Mathy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Torbjörn Alin fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gnesta Oilers's protests and gave Torbjörn Alin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Gnesta Oilers's Torbjörn Alin got a free kick in the 46th minute. Bashar Al Azra was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 47th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karl-Ove Söderström to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Ove Söderström in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Falah Waddah saved Líbano from getting behind. Patrick Eliasson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dirar Rashid's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Patrick Eliasson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Akram Munahid's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 64th match minute, Gnesta Oilers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Dahlquist to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Dirar Rashid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patrick Eliasson was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 68th minute, Ali Miyaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gnesta Oilers's Alfred Liljeström was substituted for Claes Thidén. Ali Miyaz kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Dirar Rashid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Eliasson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78thth minute of the game Dirar Rashid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gnesta Oilers's Patrick Eliasson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Líbano's Dirar Rashid in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gnesta Oilers's goalie prevented a goal. 83 minutes in the game Mohammad Juwayn did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Bashar Al Azra. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dirar Rashid in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patrick Eliasson saved Gnesta Oilers from getting behind. The attack was good, but when Bashar Al Azra in the 87th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Gnesta Oilers's Patrick Eliasson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akram Munahid in the 89th minute of play. When Ibrahim Amar fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Líbano's protests and gave Ibrahim Amar a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Líbano getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ibrahim Amar hit a great ball. Líbano's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.