League

Croston
Spectators: 4000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) New Milton FC's Rashed Al Ghanem started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Yazeed Bahroh kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. When Zahid Al Enzi came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Croston FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zahid Al Enzi couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rashed Al Ghanem in the 8th minute of play forced Croston FC's goalkeeper Haitham Al Mahmed to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 played minutes Croston FC got a freekick which was hit by Sajid Al Ramzi. Yazeed Bahroh, 11 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Rashed Al Ghanem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Haitham Al Mahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Mubarek Al Arbash 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. Nizar Al Hajri made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Zahid Al Enzi sent off a good shot on target. In the 28th minute Mubarek Al Arbash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizar Al Hajri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haitham Al Mahmed didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hassan Al Mulaifi went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Rashed Al Ghanem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haitham Al Mahmed having to interfere. Croston FC's Haitham Al Mahmed played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hassan Al Mulaifi in the 36th minute of play. Hassan Al Mulaifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute of the match Sajid Al Hadhod sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Haitham Al Mahmed skillfully saved the ball. In the 45th match minute, Croston FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sajid Al Ramzi to maneuver through the defense. If Rashed Al Ghanem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mubarek Al Arbash made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, New Milton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mubarek Al Arbash came free, but Nizar Al Hajri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zahid Al Enzi struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Nizar Al Hajri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Croston FC. Haitham Al Mahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rashed Al Ghanem in the 61st minute of play. In the 72nd minute Zahid Al Enzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizar Al Hajri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Croston FC fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Croston FC's Mubarek Al Arbash looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rashed Al Ghanem in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Haitham Al Mahmed saved Croston FC from getting behind. Hassan Al Mulaifi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haitham Al Mahmed having to interfere. Hassan Al Mulaifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rashed Al Ghanem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haitham Al Mahmed having to interfere. The Croston FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching New Milton FC's performance. The match ended with a win for New Milton FC.