League Play-Off

Callington Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fuad Al Hammady got the match started through his kick off. Luai Shadad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hashem Al Muwail having to interfere. 5 minutes into the match, Hildenborough's goalkeeper Meshal Al Khaled had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faleh Al Dabos. If Luai Shadad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hildenborough's Ramadan Shalan in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Callington's goalie prevented a goal. Meshal Al Khaled stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fuad Al Hammady's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rida Al Mosawe during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fuad Al Hammady in the 18th minute of play forced Hildenborough's goalkeeper Meshal Al Khaled to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Callington's goalkeeper Hashem Al Muwail, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes into the game, Ramadan Shalan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hashem Al Muwail was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faleh Al Dabos got free with Meshal Al Khaled in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramadan Shalan in the 32nd minute of play forced Callington's goalkeeper Hashem Al Muwail to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes of play, Hildenborough's Luai Shadad made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hashem Al Muwail was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hashem Al Muwail took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramadan Shalan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramadan Shalan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hashem Al Muwail having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Callington's Ali Boland got a free kick in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ramadan Shalan to strike the kick off in the second half. Msaed Al Kandere took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hashem Al Muwail. Callington's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 60th minute Fuad Al Hammady shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meshal Al Khaled saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramadan Shalan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hashem Al Muwail having to interfere. Callington's Hashem Al Muwail played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramadan Shalan in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Luai Shadad left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hildenborough fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Derar Al Mehana kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. A collision led to Callington getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Sulaiman Baroun hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute Ramadan Shalan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hashem Al Muwail saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Hildenborough getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Rida Al Mosawe hit a great ball. Callington's Faleh Al Dabos got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Luai Shadad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hildenborough eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.