League Play-Off

Felixstowe
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sadeq Dehrab got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monther Al Naqi in the 3rd minute of play forced Felixstowe City's goalkeeper Shehab Al Sharah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Felixstowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Monther Al Naqi came free, but Shehab Al Sharah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meshal Al Rifaee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Felixstowe City getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Zaher Taiban hit a great ball. Felixstowe City's Shehab Al Sharah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meshal Al Rifaee in the 15th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Felixstowe City's goal looked a bit too open when Monther Al Naqi came free, but Shehab Al Sharah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felixstowe City's Shehab Al Sharah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monther Al Naqi in the 23rd minute of play. Shehab Al Sharah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monther Al Naqi, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Monther Al Naqi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Shehab Al Sharah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Felixstowe City's zone, Monther Al Naqi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shehab Al Sharah came out of the goal and Monther Al Naqi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Meshal Al Rifaee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Shehab Al Sharah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Monther Al Naqi got in the 36th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Shehab Al Sharah handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Meshal Al Rifaee notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Felixstowe City's Shehab Al Sharah. Shehab Al Sharah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 43rd match minute, Sherborne AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fadhel Al Attar to maneuver through the defense. Shehab Al Sharah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meshal Al Rifaee in 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Monther Al Naqi made a kick off. Monther Al Naqi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Meshal Al Rifaee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shehab Al Sharah having to interfere. With a little luck, Felixstowe City's Shehab Al Sharah got control of the ball when Meshal Al Rifaee tried to sneak it across the goal line. Shehab Al Sharah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monther Al Naqi, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Shehab Al Sharah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qasem Al Shaikh in the 65th minute of play. After having played for 69 minutes, Meshal Al Rifaee managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sherborne AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Meshal Al Rifaee was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Meshal Al Rifaee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Shehab Al Sharah made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Meshal Al Rifaee sent off a good shot on target. 83 minutes into the match, Monther Al Naqi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shehab Al Sharah. Felixstowe City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monther Al Naqi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Monther Al Naqi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Felixstowe City's Shehab Al Sharah got control of the ball when Fadhel Al Attar tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monther Al Naqi in the 92nd minute of play forced Felixstowe City's goalkeeper Shehab Al Sharah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaher Taiban struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Monther Khorshed didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Felixstowe City.