The Al-Hazem Herald
Match6 Oct 2029
The wait goes on for Al-Hazem
12 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad8 Oct 2029
A one-man rearguard from Bruno Varela
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market8 Oct 2029
Muhannad Barah asks to leave Al-Hazem
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad8 Oct 2029
Elias Mokwana out for 55 days
The medical room confirms 55 days on the sidelines for Elias Mokwana, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad8 Oct 2029
Tempers go at Al-Hazem
Bruno Varela was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Player ratings8 Oct 2029
A masterclass from Amir Sayoud
Marked 8.54 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad8 Oct 2029
Abdulrahman Al-Hurayb gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market8 Oct 2029
A long bet from Al-Hazem on Hamdan Suqrat
He is 20, and nobody at Al-Hazem signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
Market8 Oct 2029
A long bet from Al-Hazem on Bobur Tukhtasinov
He is 19, and nobody at Al-Hazem signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Al-Hazem buy the years ahead of Angelo Barbara
- Match Honours even between Al-Hazem and Al-Fateh
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Mohammed Madkhali