League

Romanalafia Stadium
Spectators: 5305 (Terracing: 4250, Seating: 1050, VIP seats: 5) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pascal Gil started the match with the kick off. If Mahdi Al Harban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of East Dulwich United booed when Romanalafia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saif Al Jalahma didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Romanalafia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pascal Gil came free, but Mnawer Al Srae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ali Al Sarraf fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Romanalafia FC's protests and gave Ali Al Sarraf a yellow card for diving instead. Mnawer Al Srae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pompiliu Bodnar, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Romanalafia FC's Mnawer Al Srae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascal Gil in the 22nd minute of play. Mnawer Al Srae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pompiliu Bodnar, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Pascal Gil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mnawer Al Srae was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Mnawer Al Srae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascal Gil in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Romanalafia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pascal Gil came free, but Mnawer Al Srae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mnawer Al Srae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascal Gil in the 35th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Pascal Gil made a precise shot to the right of Mnawer Al Srae. Romanalafia FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Pompiliu Bodnar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mnawer Al Srae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascal Gil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Romanalafia FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. East Dulwich United were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yousef Al Dabos to make the kick off. The supporters of Romanalafia FC booed when East Dulwich United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filip Walec didn't get a good kick on the ball. Darweesh Al Mothaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 56 played minutes Romanalafia FC got a freekick which was hit by Yousef Al Dabos. Pascal Gil received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mnawer Al Srae came out and tried to block the shot, but Pascal Gil slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 58th minute. Romanalafia FC's Nemir Al Fadhalah got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of East Dulwich United booed when Romanalafia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Al Sarraf didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pascal Gil scored 0-4 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mnawer Al Srae, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pascal Gil got free with Mnawer Al Srae in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mnawer Al Srae made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pascal Gil in the 75th minute. The supporters of East Dulwich United booed when Romanalafia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Qutada Abo Al Hasan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Romanalafia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pompiliu Bodnar came free, but Mnawer Al Srae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 82 played minutes Romanalafia FC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelnaser Al Sherazi. In the 83rd minute of the match Ferry Sipayung sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mnawer Al Srae skillfully saved the ball. After 83 minutes, Taqi Al Mofede mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Romanalafia FC and the East Dulwich United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Romanalafia FC's Taqi Al Mofede got a free kick in the 84th minute. Romanalafia FC's Mnawer Al Srae played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pompiliu Bodnar in the 85th minute of play. A collision led to Romanalafia FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Baqer Al Rifaee hit a great ball. Ferry Sipayung recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Pascal Gil notched a goal, 0-5, 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. East Dulwich United played a much better game than Romanalafia FC and deserved their victory. The Romanalafia FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.