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Match Report
Manchester United
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154,
Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Manchester United booed when DUBAI Palm Jumeirah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Seng in the 3rd minute of the match. Ryan Seng's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 5thth minute, Aguirre Verde skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 6th minute, Talib Al Nasser hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ryan Seng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Aguirre Verde made a huge save. Amir Chandran could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Aguirre Verde made a huge save. In the 20th minute Afiz Phua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aguirre Verde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afiz Phua, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. The audience was convinced that Ryan Seng's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aguirre Verde was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. 1-1 became the score in the 24th minute when Amir Chandran elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amir Chandran was slow to take the kick. During this time Manchester United's players had a chance to rest. 33 minutes into the game, Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Afiz Ning was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aguirre Verde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ryan Seng's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. With his leg Aguirre Verde managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Manchester United's Ryan Seng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 39thth minute of the game Abdul Mohsen Al Saleh who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manchester United's Afiz Ning was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the DUBAI Palm Jumeirah defense, Gara Siang kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aguirre Verde. The DUBAI Palm Jumeirah fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aguirre Verde should have stopped the shot. With an all-out effort, Manchester United's Aguirre Verde threw himself towards the right post 47 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Afiz Phua, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ryan Seng was the one to do the kick off. If Aadil Al Sherazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Seng in the 60th minute of the match. Aadil Al Sherazi might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Afiz Ning. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aadil Al Sherazi ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Nelson Messias got a free kick in the 65th minute. After having played for 66 minutes, Amir Chandran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amir Chandran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aadil Al Sherazi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Afiz Ning made a huge save. If Gara Siang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76thth minute of the game Gara Siang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Aadil Al Sherazi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afiz Ning was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manchester United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nelson Messias was slow to take the kick. During this time DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's players had a chance to rest. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Seng, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Ben Carlisle got a free kick in the 85th minute. The Manchester United fans' excitement grew in the 91st match minute when Manchester United's Ryan Seng 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 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Aadil Al Sherazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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