League Play-Off

Hythe Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ghasan Al Homaithe started the match with the kick off. Ghasan Al Homaithe's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Abbas Al Saffar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Aamir Al Balool hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 6 minutes into the match, Nottingham's goalkeeper Abbas Al Saffar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sarhan Bo Resley. Ghasan Al Homaithe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abbas Al Saffar having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aamir Al Balool during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Nottingham getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Aamir Al Balool hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sarhan Bo Resley got free with Abbas Al Saffar in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 11th minute, Nottingham's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sarhan Bo Resley fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ayoob Kakoli hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Khalel Al Bana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belal Al Bahar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, Ayoob Kakoli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Khalel Al Bana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Nottingham's Ayoob Kakoli in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Zollers's goalie prevented a goal. Khalel Al Bana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belal Al Bahar in the 28th minute of the match. Khalel Al Bana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belal Al Bahar in the 30th minute of play. If Ayoob Kakoli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Ayoob Kakoli notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Zollers's Khalel Al Bana. Khalel Al Bana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute, Ayoob Kakoli 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 41st minute Belal Al Bahar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalel Al Bana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Nottingham's Abbas Al Saffar got control of the ball when Sarhan Bo Resley tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Zollers's Sultan Abol slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abbas Al Saffar. That made the score 1-2 after 44 minutes of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Abbas Al Saffar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ghasan Al Homaithe in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th match minute, Nottingham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ghazi Al Sharah to maneuver through the defense. With 59 minutes on the clock, Shjae Al Asuosi commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Nottingham:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zollers:s goal. In the 61st minute there was a penalty for Zollers. Aadil Al Abdullah stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Abbas Al Saffar. 2-2. Abbas Al Saffar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sarhan Bo Resley in the 65th minute of play. Ghasan Al Homaithe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Abbas Al Saffar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zollers's Sarhan Bo Resley got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 77 minutes into the match, Zollers's Ghasan Al Homaithe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abbas Al Saffar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Nottingham's zone, Ghasan Al Homaithe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abbas Al Saffar came out of the goal and Ghasan Al Homaithe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abbas Al Saffar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sarhan Bo Resley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ghazi Al Sharah came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Nottingham 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 Ghazi Al Sharah couldn't finish the play. If Ayoob Kakoli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 91 minutes into the match, Nottingham's goal looked a bit too open when Ghasan Al Homaithe came free, but Abbas Al Saffar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sarhan Bo Resley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.