League Play-Off

Sutton in Ashfield P
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ali Al Rodhan got the match started through his kick off. Yahya Kamal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Younis Mandane in the 3rd minute of the match. Mosab Al Mofede fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahya Kamal having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Waleed Al Qatam 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. In the 15thth minute of the game Waleed Al Qatam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sutton in Ashfield United's Yahya Kamal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 15th match minute, Sutton in Ashfield United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sulaiman Boland to maneuver through the defense. Jaffer Al Jalahma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaffer Al Jalahma's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mubarek Al Besher read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Ali Al Rodhan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sutton in Ashfield United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Al Rodhan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mubarek Al Besher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the match, Sutton in Ashfield United's goal looked a bit too open when Waleed Al Qatam came free, but Yahya Kamal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Long Lawford's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Al Rodhan came free, but Mubarek Al Besher reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yahya Kamal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waleed Al Qatam in the 40th minute of the match. Ali Al Rodhan's late challenge caught a Long Lawford's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Al Rodhan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sutton in Ashfield United's Ali Al Rodhan got a free kick in the 41st minute. Yahya Kamal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Waleed Al Qatam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mosab Al Mofede was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Jaffer Al Jalahma ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mubarek Al Besher was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a rather tough play, Long Lawford's Younis Mandane got a free kick in the 61st minute. Ali Al Rodhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Mubarek Al Besher tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yahya Kamal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Waleed Al Qatam in the 65th minute. Haider Taqi charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Haider Taqi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Sutton in Ashfield United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Long Lawford:s goal. The referee gave Long Lawford a penalty, 69 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Shabeb Al Asuosi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sutton in Ashfield United's Yahya Kamal. 1-1. Waleed Al Qatam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Yahya Kamal made a huge save. After 77 played minutes Mosab Al Mofede rounded Sutton in Ashfield United's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. The supporters of Long Lawford booed when Sutton in Ashfield United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haider Taqi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Shabeb Al Asuosi in the 84th minute really tested Yahya Kamal's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ali Al Rodhan took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mubarek Al Besher. Mubarek Al Besher dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Mosab Al Mofede managed to get in a good position for a shot. Long Lawford's supporters rose to their feet, but Mosab Al Mofede was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yahya Kamal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd match minute, Sutton in Ashfield United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sulaiman Boland to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the match, Ali Al Rodhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mubarek Al Besher. Long Lawford's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Al Rodhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Sutton in Ashfield United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Long Lawford for a fine match.