League Play-Off

Cowley
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mamon Al Mothaf made the kick off and thus started the match. When Saif Al Fadhalah fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cowley City's protests and gave Saif Al Fadhalah a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Cowley City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Berkhamsted City:s goal. 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. After 10 played minutes, Berkhamsted City's Aadil Al Towatan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Dawood Al Mosawe came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Berkhamsted City reached it. 1-1 became the score in the 12th minute when Taqi Kakoli elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Cowley City's goal looked a bit too open when Moner Al Mehana came free, but Dawood Al Mosawe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baqer Al Shaikh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bassam Al Dabos, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Taqi Kakoli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baqer Al Shaikh having to make a save. Baqer Al Shaikh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Taqi Kakoli in the 21st minute. Mamon Al Mothaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dawood Al Mosawe having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Cowley City's goal looked a bit too open when Moner Al Mehana came free, but Dawood Al Mosawe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bassam Al Dabos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baqer Al Shaikh having to interfere. Mamon Al Mothaf blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dawood Al Mosawe having to make a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bassam Al Dabos to make the kick off. Berkhamsted City's Baqer Al Shaikh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bassam Al Dabos in the 51st minute of play. A collision led to Berkhamsted City getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Mazen Al Bloshi hit a great ball. In the 53rd minute, Bassam Al Dabos 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. Moner Al Mehana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Moner Al Mehana succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 58th playminute. In the 63rd minute, Mamon Al Mothaf fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moner Al Mehana during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Berkhamsted City getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Moner Al Mehana hit a great ball. Taqi Kakoli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Baqer Al Shaikh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rdth minute of the game Bassam Al Dabos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Berkhamsted City's Baqer Al Shaikh was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 75 minutes, Taqi Kakoli made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Berkhamsted City's Baqer Al Shaikh tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Moner Al Mehana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dawood Al Mosawe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mamon Al Mothaf in the 81st minute of play. Taqi Kakoli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baqer Al Shaikh having to interfere. Taqi Kakoli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.