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Al Fod
Spectators: 10828 (Terracing: 8122, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fuad Al Hajri took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bartosz Dembowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fuad Al Hajri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sharjah FC's Bartosz Dembowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fuad Al Hajri in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fuad Al Hajri in the 7th minute of play forced Sharjah FC's goalkeeper Bartosz Dembowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. fly Emirates's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fuad Al Hajri in the 8th minute. The corner ended in Fuad Al Hajri almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sharjah FC's Bartosz Dembowski did a great save. Fuad Al Hajri might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bartosz Dembowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fuad Al Hajri ran back to his position shaking his head. Bartosz Dembowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fuad Al Hajri, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. The supporters of Sharjah FC booed when fly Emirates was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omar Al Fadhalah didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Barakat Al Arbash fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored fly Emirates's protests and gave Barakat Al Arbash a yellow card for diving instead. Barakat Al Arbash kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Theo McColl showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayman Jiragh, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Fuad Al Hajri managed to get in a good position for a shot. fly Emirates's supporters rose to their feet, but Fuad Al Hajri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartosz Dembowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in fly Emirates's zone, Bandar Taiban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Theo McColl came out of the goal and Bandar Taiban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Fuad Al Hajri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the fly Emirates defense, Bandar Taiban kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Theo McColl. The fly Emirates fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Theo McColl should have stopped the shot. 36 minutes into the game, Luai Al Amer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Bartosz Dembowski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luai Al Amer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Bartosz Dembowski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bandar Taiban to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luai Al Amer came free, but Bartosz Dembowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 52nd minute, Mostafa Al Arbash hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th minute, Fuad Al Hajri made a precise shot to the right of Bartosz Dembowski. Sharjah FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Mostafa Al Arbash managed to get in a good position for a shot. fly Emirates's supporters rose to their feet, but Mostafa Al Arbash was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bartosz Dembowski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Theo McColl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yousef Sarkhoh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 3-1 became the score in the 74th minute when Fuad Al Hajri elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 77th minute, Sharjah FC's Ayman Jiragh ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Theo McColl. Theo McColl yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. Bartosz Dembowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fuad Al Hajri in the 81st minute of play. Luai Al Amer got in the 82nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Bartosz Dembowski handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Bartosz Dembowski came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by fly Emirates's Luai Al Amer. But to his dismay, Luai Al Amer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. In the 91st match minute, fly Emirates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fuad Al Hajri to maneuver through the defense. Theo McColl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yazeed Dehrab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luai Al Amer came free, but Bartosz Dembowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sharjah FC's Yaqoot Al Mosawe got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 96th minute, Luai Al Amer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The fly Emirates fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. fly Emirates had won after a very even match.