League Play-Off

Waltham
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fuad Khaja kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Fuad Khaja's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baqer Al Shaikh was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Ahmad Al Enzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baqer Al Shaikh having to interfere. Baqer Al Shaikh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fuad Khaja in the 7th minute of the match. In the 11th minute Fuad Khaja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baqer Al Shaikh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Waltham's goalkeeper Darweesh Al Jalahma, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 14th minute Moner Al Mehana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darweesh Al Jalahma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmad Al Enzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Baqer Al Shaikh made a huge save. 22 minutes into the match, Berkhamsted City's goalkeeper Baqer Al Shaikh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmad Al Enzi. In the 22nd match minute, Berkhamsted City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qasem Al Sallal to maneuver through the defense. Fuad Khaja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Baqer Al Shaikh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Darweesh Al Jalahma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Moner Al Mehana in the 27th minute of play. If Mazen Al Bloshi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fuad Khaja received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Baqer Al Shaikh came out and tried to block the shot, but Fuad Khaja slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 34th minute. In the 37th minute Fuad Khaja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baqer Al Shaikh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Berkhamsted City's Baqer Al Shaikh got control of the ball when Ahmad Al Enzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mamon Al Mothaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darweesh Al Jalahma having to interfere. Ahmad Al Enzi hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Mamon Al Mothaf made the kick off in the second half. Baqer Al Shaikh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmad Al Enzi in the 60th minute of play. Berkhamsted City's Mamon Al Mothaf was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 62nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Basem Al Hajri kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Lafi Al Mulaifi got in the 70th minute the ball and tried a long shot which scored to the left of Darweesh Al Jalahma and thus it was 1-3. If Moner Al Mehana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Waltham! Lafi Al Mulaifi walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Moner Al Mehana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Darweesh Al Jalahma read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Younis Kakoli charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Younis Kakoli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute, Younis Kakoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Berkhamsted City's Younis Kakoli got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Baqer Al Shaikh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmad Al Enzi in the 95th minute of the match. The Berkhamsted City supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Berkhamsted City would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.