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RUBIN UNITED Stadium
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sobhi Abdul Jalil made the kick off which started today's match. Moneer Zayed showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fouad Malik, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Moneer Zayed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadar Mazid in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diya Muzzammil in the 13th minute of play forced RUBIN UNITED FC's goalkeeper Moneer Zayed to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moneer Zayed didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kadar Mazid went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 16 minutes of play, Croydon AFC's Kadar Mazid made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Moneer Zayed was left in no man's land by his defense there! 26 minutes into the match, Diya Muzzammil notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of RUBIN UNITED FC's Moneer Zayed. Moneer Zayed was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 30th minute, Rafiq Qudamah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute Diya Muzzammil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moneer Zayed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moneer Zayed came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Croydon AFC's Kadar Mazid. But to his dismay, Kadar Mazid quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. Moneer Zayed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anwar Hanif in the 38th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Croydon AFC's Diya Muzzammil nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Moneer Zayed made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After the first half Croydon AFC were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 51st play minute Fouad Malik came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Moneer Zayed. 0-7. Rafiq Qudamah kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Kadar Mazid's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Moneer Zayed firmly grabbed it by the left post. Moneer Zayed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fouad Malik in the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd minute Fouad Malik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moneer Zayed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Moneer Zayed was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Diya Muzzammil showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 66 minute of play. When Kadar Mazid came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Croydon AFC 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 Kadar Mazid couldn't finish the play. RUBIN UNITED FC's Moneer Zayed proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save RUBIN UNITED FC from getting a goal against them. Moneer Zayed took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaman Imad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kadar Mazid took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Moneer Zayed. Moneer Zayed dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. 78 minutes into the game, Diya Muzzammil recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Moneer Zayed. Diya Muzzammil showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-10. 82 minutes into the match, Fouad Malik dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Moneer Zayed, 0-11. Moneer Zayed made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fouad Malik in the 85th minute. Zahid Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Talib Shams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sobhi Abdul Jalil in the 95th minute of play forced Croydon AFC's goalkeeper Zahid Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Croydon AFC played a much better game than RUBIN UNITED FC and deserved their victory. The RUBIN UNITED FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.