League Play-Off

Billingham Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hamad Al Attar made the kick off and thus started the match. Nemir Al Ghanem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Meqdad Al Mansor during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Meqdad Al Mansor hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Meqdad Shams made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ammar Al Hajraf in the 10th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Meqdad Al Mansor in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meqdad Shams saved Walthamstow FC from getting behind. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Walthamstow FC's goalkeeper Meqdad Shams, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 23 played minutes Walthamstow FC got a freekick which was hit by Kamal Al Habshi. Ammar Al Hajraf struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Meqdad Shams didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Billingham FC. 28 minutes into the match, Billingham FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sror Al Sherazi came free, but Motlaq Al Khaled reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Ammar Al Hajraf managed to get in a good position for a shot. Billingham FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ammar Al Hajraf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Meqdad Shams breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sror Al Sherazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Meqdad Al Mansor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamad Al Attar in the 43rd minute of play forced Billingham FC's goalkeeper Motlaq Al Khaled to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th match minute, Billingham FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esam Al Matrok to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nemir Al Ghanem to strike the kick off in the second half. Meqdad Shams showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nemir Al Ghanem in the 55th minute of the match. After having played for 57 minutes, Sror Al Sherazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Walthamstow FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sror Al Sherazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th match minute, Billingham FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahmoud Al Saleh to maneuver through the defense. Meqdad Shams showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ammar Al Hajraf, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, Walthamstow FC's Salem Shamsah got a free kick in the 69th minute. Mahmoud Al Saleh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hamad Al Attar struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Motlaq Al Khaled didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Walthamstow FC. Ammar Al Hajraf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Nemir Al Ghanem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Billingham FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nemir Al Ghanem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Meqdad Shams breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Nemir Al Ghanem came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Billingham 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 Nemir Al Ghanem couldn't finish the play. Nemir Al Ghanem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meqdad Shams having to interfere. If Sror Al Sherazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute, Hamad Al Attar 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. Meqdad Al Mansor hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Billingham FC's Motlaq Al Khaled got control of the ball when Sror Al Sherazi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.