League

Croydon Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Rayleigh's Bashar Bakri got control of the ball when Fouad Malik tried to sneak it across the goal line. Moneer Aziz kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Rayleigh's Bashar Bakri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fouad Malik in the 7th minute of play. Bashar Bakri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ubaid Basim in the 14th minute of the match. Fouad Malik's late challenge caught a Rayleigh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fouad Malik helped the player get up and apologised. Fouad Malik hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 25 minutes into the match, Fouad Malik notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Rayleigh's Bashar Bakri. Bashar Bakri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Croydon AFC booed when Rayleigh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zahid Muwaffaq didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fouad Malik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Bashar Bakri made a huge save. Bashar Bakri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diya Muzzammil in the 40th minute of the match. Tahir Razin's late challenge caught a Rayleigh's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tahir Razin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Croydon AFC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Tahir Razin hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the match, Ubaid Basim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bashar Bakri. Rayleigh's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ubaid Basim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0.

The wind increased when Qasim Talab made the kick off in the second half. Croydon AFC's Hamad Muwaffaq played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qasim Talab in the 54th minute of play. Croydon AFC's Hamad Muwaffaq proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Croydon AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 58th match minute, Rayleigh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qasim Talab to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Zafir Umayyah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes into the match, Rayleigh's goal looked a bit too open when Anwar Hanif came free, but Bashar Bakri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamad Muwaffaq made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ziyad Omar in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Croydon AFC's goalkeeper Hamad Muwaffaq had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zafar Maymun. Hamad Muwaffaq showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qasim Talab in the 68th minute of the match. 70 minutes into the match, Rayleigh's goal looked a bit too open when Ubaid Basim came free, but Bashar Bakri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Croydon AFC's Moneer Aziz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bashar Bakri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 76 minutes into the game, Croydon AFC's Fouad Malik nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bashar Bakri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ziyad Omar got free with Hamad Muwaffaq in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 85 minutes into the game, when Zahid Muwaffaq put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Rayleigh's Zahid Muwaffaq got a free kick in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the match, Rayleigh's goal looked a bit too open when Fouad Malik came free, but Bashar Bakri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 88 minutes, Zafar Maymun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rayleigh's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zafar Maymun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 93 minutes of play, Rayleigh's Ziyad Omar made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hamad Muwaffaq was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Croydon AFC's Tahir Razin got a free kick in the 97th minute. Ziyad Omar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamad Muwaffaq having to make a save.