League

Medina Stadium
Spectators: 7820 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 70) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sharf Al Mofede took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Sharf Al Mofede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sadeq Al Ali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esmael Al Amer having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 8th minute when Sharf Al Mofede elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 16 minutes into the game, Sharf Al Mofede cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Esmael Al Amer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sharf Al Mofede fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esmael Al Amer having to interfere. Esmael Al Amer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sharf Al Mofede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sharf Al Mofede in the 27th minute of play forced Abingdon's goalkeeper Esmael Al Amer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esmael Al Amer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krisztián Horváth in the 28th minute of the match. FC Medina's Sharf Al Mofede got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bassam Al Abdullah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 played minutes FC Medina got a freekick which was hit by Jassem Al Asuosi. After 41 minutes of play, FC Medina's Sharf Al Mofede made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Esmael Al Amer was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Sharf Al Mofede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Abingdon getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Meqdad Al Ramzi hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdul Aziz Baroun stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56thth minute of the game Krisztián Horváth who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abingdon's Esmael Al Amer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Esmael Al Amer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sharf Al Mofede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abingdon's Esmael Al Amer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sharf Al Mofede in the 62nd minute of play. Esmael Al Amer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sharf Al Mofede, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 64th match minute, Abingdon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esam Al Muwail to maneuver through the defense. Jassem Al Asuosi scored 4-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Esmael Al Amer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Abingdon's goal looked a bit too open when Sharf Al Mofede came free, but Esmael Al Amer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes Abingdon got a freekick which was hit by Esam Al Muwail. After a rather tough play, FC Medina's Sharf Al Mofede got a free kick in the 76th minute. Awwad Baroun might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Esmael Al Amer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Awwad Baroun ran back to his position shaking his head. Sharf Al Mofede blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Esmael Al Amer having to make a save. The FC Medina fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when FC Medina's Sharf Al Mofede looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a defensive mix-up in Abingdon's zone, Krisztián Horváth stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esmael Al Amer came out of the goal and Krisztián Horváth tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sharf Al Mofede sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Abingdon's goal looked a bit too open when Sharf Al Mofede came free, but Esmael Al Amer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Riad Al Enzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Esmael Al Amer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.