National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) In the 4thth minute of the game Fuad Al Hajri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tunisia's Hatem Negrouz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hatem Negrouz 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 7th minute. Aesem Khaja stood somewhat misplaced when Mohamed Hleli came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 9 minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edrees Al Rifaee in the 11th minute of play forced Tunisia's goalkeeper Hatem Negrouz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fuad Al Hajri in the 17th minute of play forced Tunisia's goalkeeper Hatem Negrouz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Mohamed Hleli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edrees Al Rifaee took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hatem Negrouz. Hatem Negrouz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 22 minutes of play, United Arab Emirates's Fuad Al Hajri made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hatem Negrouz was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpected shot in the 27th minute by Mohamed Hleli got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Zine Srarfi hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute Fuad Al Hajri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hatem Negrouz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, United Arab Emirates's goal looked a bit too open when Lotfi Ziadi came free, but Aesem Khaja reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hatem Negrouz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luai Al Amer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmed Chaldun made a great header on Tunisia's corner, it was just that United Arab Emirates's Aesem Khaja managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 39th minute, Ahmed Chaldun sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and United Arab Emirates's Aesem Khaja didn't even have to move. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

United Arab Emirates's Abdelnaser Al Balool was substituted for Bandar Al Sherazi. Tunisia's Hatem Negrouz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luai Al Amer in the 59th minute of play. Hatem Negrouz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luai Al Amer in the 59th minute of play. Nader Abol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hatem Negrouz made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Fuad Al Hajri sent off a good shot on target. Hatem Negrouz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fuad Al Hajri in the 67th minute. A collision led to Tunisia getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ahmed Chaldun hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamed Al Zamel in the 69th minute of play forced Tunisia's goalkeeper Hatem Negrouz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelnaser Al Balool kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Chaldun in the 71st minute of play forced United Arab Emirates's goalkeeper Aesem Khaja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aesem Al Khames in the 74th minute of play forced Tunisia's goalkeeper Hatem Negrouz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelnaser Al Balool hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Mondher Ghodbane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aesem Khaja having to interfere. In the 87thth minute of the game Fuad Al Hajri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tunisia's Hatem Negrouz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Tunisia getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ahmed Chaldun hit a great ball. After 91 minutes, Walid Hadrioui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 91 played minutes Tunisia got a freekick which was hit by Walid Hadrioui. After having played for 93 minutes, Nader Abol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. United Arab Emirates's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nader Abol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to United Arab Emirates getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Lafi Al Hashash hit a great ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.