League Play-Off

Braunton Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Awwad Al Homaithe started the match with the kick off. Spaxton's Fayez Taqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sultan Al Sayer in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Awwad Al Homaithe in the 8th minute of play forced Braunton's goalkeeper Firas Taqi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Sultan Al Sayer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Spaxton's Fayez Taqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meteb Al Shemali in the 14th minute of play. Firas Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Awwad Al Homaithe in the 15th minute of play. Firas Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fared Al Mehana in the 17th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Rahman Al Harban in the 21st minute of play forced Spaxton's goalkeeper Fayez Taqi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spaxton's Awwad Al Homaithe got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mamdouh Al Dabos kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Fared Al Mehana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spaxton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Fayez Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meteb Al Shemali in the 33rd minute of the match. Firas Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meshari Dashti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mosa Al Shati got free with Fayez Taqi in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Braunton's Meteb Al Shemali got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Awwad Al Homaithe kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Meteb Al Shemali made the kick off in the second half. Fayez Taqi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mosa Al Shati, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 57th minute Meteb Al Shemali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fayez Taqi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 60 minutes, Hakem Al Holey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spaxton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hakem Al Holey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fared Al Mehana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Firas Taqi made a huge save. Meshari Dashti kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Braunton's Firas Taqi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Braunton from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute, Awwad Al Homaithe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 74 minutes into the match, Spaxton's goal looked a bit too open when Mosa Al Shati came free, but Fayez Taqi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meteb Al Shemali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moath Bo Hamad during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, Spaxton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moath Bo Hamad to maneuver through the defense. Firas Taqi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fared Al Mehana in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute of the match Mamdouh Al Dabos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fayez Taqi skillfully saved the ball. Fared Al Mehana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Firas Taqi made a huge save. Fayez Taqi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meteb Al Shemali in the 95th minute of the match. The supporters of Braunton booed when Spaxton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakem Al Holey didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Spaxton had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.