User:ZZ47/2014 Maldivian FA Charity Shield

The 2014 Maldivian FA Charity Shield, (also known as the 2014 Lifebuoy Charity Shield due to sponsorship reasons) was the 6th Maldivian FA Charity Shield, an annual Maldivian football match played between the winners of the previous season's Dhivehi League and FA Cup. The game was played between New Radiant, champions of the 2013 Dhivehi League, and Maziya, runner-ups of the 2013 Dhivehi League, as New Radiant won the 2013 FA Cup after beating Maziya in the Final. New Radiant won the match 3–1 at the National Football Stadium.

This was the 2nd appearance of in the Maldivian FA Charity Shield for both New radiant and Maziya, and also met against each other in the previous occasion in 2013, when New radiant won 3–1.

Both New Radiant and Maziya began the game strongly but New Radiant took the lead when Shamweel Qasim scored in the 28th minute. Their lead was extended five minutes before half time, as Shamweel Qasim scores his second goal from a header. New Radiant scored their third of the match just before the hour mark; in the 59th minute, from Ali Fasir's shot from inside the penalty box. Assadhulla Abdulla scored the only goal for Maziya in the 78th minute.

New Radiant's victory result was the same as they beat Maziya in their previous meeting against them in the in the 2013 Maldivian FA Charity Shield match.

Background
New Radiant qualified for the 2014 Maldivian FA Charity Shield as winners of the 2013 Dhivehi League. The club won their third league title (second consecutive title) with a 100% winning record. The other Charity Shield place went to Maziya, who came second place in the 2013 Dhivehi League. As New Radiant won the 2013 Maldives FA Cup, Charity Shield second team will be the runner-ups of the Dhivehi League.

New Radiant and Maziya both made one appearance before the 2014 Charity Shield match, when they both met in the 2013 Maldivian FA Charity Shield and New Radiant won the match 3–1.

The match was televised live in the Maldives on Television Maldives.

Build-up
Season opening Shiled match was initially scheduled on 14 February 2014, but postponed due to the renovation work required to the National Football Stadium for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. On 2 June 2014, Maldives FA announced that the match will be held on 10 June 2014.

As the winner of this match has to donate 20% of the cash prize to a non-governmental organization of the Maldives, New Radiant decided to donate to Advocating the Rights of Children (ARC) and Maziya to Care Society, if they win the 2014 Maldivian FA Charity Shield match.

The Football Association of Maldives announced that former Maldives international and New Radiant player Mohamed Hussain will retire after this 2014 Maldivian FA Charity Shield match in New Radiant shirt and will use his official 16 number. Mohamed Hussain played for New Radiant from 1999 to 2005 and later in 2012 on a second spell.

Team selection
New Radiant lined up in a 4–1–2–3 formation, new young signing Hamza Mohamed was included in the starting, while Maziya organised themselves slightly differently in a 4–2–2–2, with two defensive midfielders; Moosa Yaamin and Mohamed Arif, and two attackers; Abu Desmond Mansaray and Assadhulla Abdulla. Maziya also fielded two former New Radiant players; Rilwan Waheed and Moosa Yaamin, who played for them in the 2013 season.

First half
New Radiant got the match underway, kicked off by Mohamed Hussain and he came off the field, with an honored retirement from his football career. New radiant created the first goal scoring opportunity with a shot by Ali Fasir outside the penalty area which got deflected out for a corner kick by the Maziya defenders. In the ninth minute, Samdhooh crossed the ball from a corner kick, but Abu's header went over the cross bar. A New Radiant corner by Mohamed Umair, headed by Ibrahim Fazeel ended up in the gloves of goalkeeper Mohamed Imran. Three minutes later, Fasir dribbled pass three Maziya denders to enter into the penalty area but Ibrahim Abdulla blocked Fasir's shot. In the 25th minute, Akram Abdul Ghanee failed to clear a ball from Rilwan Waheed, received by Assadhulla Abdulla but his one-on-one situation opportunity against the New Radiant goalkeeper Imran Mohamed went over the cross bar. In the 28th minute, Shamweel Qasim's lower shot outside the penalty area rolled into Mohamed Imran's goal through his hands. Shamdhooh's attempt from a cross by Ahmed Nashid went inches away from the post, while Assadhulla shot straight at Imran Mohamed after beating Akram. Shamweel doubled New Radiant's lead in the 40th minute with a header inside the box from a cross by Akram on the left flank.