League Play-Off

Rainham
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mamdouh Al Hindi made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Fahad Al Khames left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Night Watch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Ramadan Al Sarraf came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Rainham 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 Ramadan Al Sarraf couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Night Watch booed when Rainham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barrak Al Dekhel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Farooq Al Rodhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fayez Al Adsani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Night Watch's zone, Ramadan Al Sarraf stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saed Al Qattan came out of the goal and Ramadan Al Sarraf tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Night Watch's Saed Al Qattan got control of the ball when Ramadan Al Sarraf tried to sneak it across the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Night Watch's goalkeeper Saed Al Qattan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ramadan Al Sarraf. 21 minutes into the match, Rainham's goal looked a bit too open when Fayez Al Adsani came free, but Farooq Al Rodhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Fahad Al Khames left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Night Watch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Rainham's Farooq Al Rodhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esmael Al Mansor in the 27th minute of play. Farooq Al Rodhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aqel Al Harban in the 30th minute of the match. After 34 minutes of play, Night Watch's Esmael Al Mansor made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Farooq Al Rodhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Farooq Al Rodhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fahad Al Khames in the 40th minute of the match. In the 43rd minute, Esmael Al Mansor made a precise shot to the right of Farooq Al Rodhan. Rainham's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Rainham's Farooq Al Rodhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fayez Al Adsani in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fahad Al Khames made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Nayef Al Ammar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Farooq Al Rodhan. Rainham's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nayef Al Ammar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Fahad Al Khames might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farooq Al Rodhan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fahad Al Khames ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Ramadan Al Sarraf managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rainham's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramadan Al Sarraf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saed Al Qattan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rainham's Farooq Al Rodhan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Rainham from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fahad Al Khames in the 62nd minute of play forced Rainham's goalkeeper Farooq Al Rodhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Rainham's goal looked a bit too open when Fahad Al Khames came free, but Farooq Al Rodhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saed Al Qattan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mamdouh Al Hindi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esmael Al Mansor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Farooq Al Rodhan made a huge save. 76 minutes into the match, Rainham's goal looked a bit too open when Aqel Al Harban came free, but Farooq Al Rodhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Rainham's goalkeeper Farooq Al Rodhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aqel Al Harban. Fayez Al Adsani could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Farooq Al Rodhan made a huge save. 80 minutes into the game, Saif Al Asuosi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rainham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Night Watch the free kick. In the 80th minute, Saif Al Asuosi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Ramadan Al Sarraf managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rainham's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramadan Al Sarraf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saed Al Qattan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ramadan Al Sarraf recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.