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Sharjah Stadium
Spectators: 10802 (Terracing: 8103, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) Yasser Shadad made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th match minute, Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dawood Al Enzi to maneuver through the defense. Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's Yazeed Al Saleh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yazeed Dehrab in the 5th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shjae Al Sallal got free with Yazeed Al Saleh in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 12 minutes into the match, Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's goal looked a bit too open when Ayman Jiragh came free, but Yazeed Al Saleh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khalaf Al Herz took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bartosz Dembowski. Bartosz Dembowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's Raed Kakoli got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th match minute, Sharjah FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaqoot Al Mosawe to maneuver through the defense. In the 19th minute, Salam Al Hashash left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 26th minute, Sharjah FC's Bandar Taiban ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Yazeed Al Saleh. Yazeed Al Saleh yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Yazeed Al Saleh made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Bandar Taiban sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Sharjah FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Emad Shabakhoh hit a great ball. A collision led to Sharjah FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Yousef Sarkhoh hit a great ball. In the 35th minute Bandar Taiban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yazeed Al Saleh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bandar Taiban in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yazeed Al Saleh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bartosz Dembowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalaf Al Herz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monther Al Ateqi in the 39th minute of play forced Sharjah FC's goalkeeper Bartosz Dembowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 minutes, Shjae Al Sallal mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sharjah FC and the Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 42 played minutes Sharjah FC got a freekick which was hit by Shjae Al Sallal. In the 45th minute Yasser Shadad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartosz Dembowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Sharjah FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Bandar Taiban made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shjae Al Sallal in the 57th minute of play forced Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's goalkeeper Yazeed Al Saleh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bartosz Dembowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalaf Al Herz, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Khalaf Al Herz in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartosz Dembowski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bartosz Dembowski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yasser Shadad in the 64th minute. After 69 played minutes Sharjah FC got a freekick which was hit by Yousef Sarkhoh. Eshaq Al Khars was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 70th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ayman Jiragh kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. When Khalaf Al Herz came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Khalaf Al Herz couldn't finish the play. Yazeed Al Saleh came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Sharjah FC's Wasel Al Bahar. But to his dismay, Wasel Al Bahar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. After 85 played minutes Sharjah FC got a freekick which was hit by Ayman Jiragh. Yaqoot Al Mosawe kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Yazeed Al Saleh 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. 95 minutes into the match, Al Arabi Umm Al Quwain's goal looked a bit too open when Bandar Taiban came free, but Yazeed Al Saleh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.