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Abdullah Al Khalifa
Spectators: 10976 (Terracing: 8233, Seating: 2524, VIP seats: 219) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salem Al Abdullah got the match started through his kick off. Mnawer Al Srae was a little too slow when Salem Al Abdullah got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Hamzah Al Motar notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Romanalafia FC's Mnawer Al Srae. Mnawer Al Srae was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Romanalafia FC's Mnawer Al Srae got control of the ball when Mosalam Al Bloshi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Charlie von Clausewitz took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mnawer Al Srae. Mnawer Al Srae dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Abdul Rahman Shrean kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahmoud Al Bloshi in the 28th minute of play forced Romanalafia FC's goalkeeper Mnawer Al Srae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mosalam Al Bloshi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Mnawer Al Srae made a huge save. Hamzah Al Motar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Mahmoud Al Bloshi fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mnawer Al Srae, passed just outside the right post. 48 minutes into the game, Charlie von Clausewitz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Mnawer Al Srae was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yousef Al Dabos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the game, Salem Al Mahmed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Romanalafia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Al Yarmouk Kuwait the free kick. A collision led to Romanalafia FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Salem Al Mahmed hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salem Al Abdullah in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mnawer Al Srae saved Romanalafia FC from getting behind. Qutada Abo Al Hasan kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Al Yarmouk Kuwait's Mahmoud Al Bloshi quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Saif Al Jalahma, made in the 63rd minute of the game. 66 minutes into the game, Salem Al Abdullah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Mnawer Al Srae was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Al Yarmouk Kuwait's Michael Apelkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Al Yarmouk Kuwait from getting a goal against them. Romanalafia FC's Mnawer Al Srae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mosalam Al Bloshi in the 74th minute of play. Mnawer Al Srae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamzah Al Motar in the 78th minute of the match. When Abdul Rahman Shrean fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Al Yarmouk Kuwait's protests and gave Abdul Rahman Shrean a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Al Yarmouk Kuwait getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Abdul Rahman Shrean hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, Mahdi Al Harban had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michael Apelkvist. Al Yarmouk Kuwait's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mahdi Al Harban was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-1. Hamzah Al Motar took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mnawer Al Srae. Mnawer Al Srae dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Mnawer Al Srae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salem Al Abdullah, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 97 minutes into the game, Al Yarmouk Kuwait's Gartxot Verdugo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mnawer Al Srae made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Al Yarmouk Kuwait had played much better football throughout.