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Sharjah Stadium
Spectators: 10847 (Terracing: 8137, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Al Arbash kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Sharjah FC booed when Al Wasl Dubai FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Waheed Al Holey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ayman Jiragh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Sten Zander made a huge save. In the 15th minute, Darweesh Al Sharah ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joop Minnen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Sten Zander made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Wasel Al Bahar sent off a good shot on target. Sten Zander made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Shjae Al Sallal sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zahid Al Harban in the 20th minute of play forced Al Wasl Dubai FC's goalkeeper Sten Zander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Monther Al Srae kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Sten Zander stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zahid Al Harban's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute, Shjae Al Sallal made a precise shot to the right of Sten Zander. Al Wasl Dubai FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Yousef Sarkhoh hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Wasel Al Bahar took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Sten Zander to make any attempt to save it. Wasel Al Bahar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sten Zander having to interfere. In the 42nd minute Ali Al Arbash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joop Minnen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Al Wasl Dubai FC's Sten Zander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayman Jiragh in the 45th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Ali Al Arbash ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joop Minnen was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Joop Minnen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdul Mohsen Al Sallal in the 55th minute. Sten Zander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shjae Al Sallal, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Sten Zander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wasel Al Bahar, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Eesa Mandane hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Sharjah FC defense, Shaheen Al Sherazi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joop Minnen. The Sharjah FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joop Minnen should have stopped the shot. Darweesh Al Sharah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ali Al Arbash had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joop Minnen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darweesh Al Sharah, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 75 minutes into the match, Zahid Al Harban notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Al Wasl Dubai FC's Sten Zander. Sten Zander was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 80 minutes into the match, Sharjah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Al Arbash came free, but Joop Minnen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Ali Al Arbash ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Joop Minnen was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. Sten Zander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shjae Al Sallal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sten Zander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wasel Al Bahar, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Meteb Al Qatam kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Sten Zander didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yazeed Dehrab went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-4 was the resulting score. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.