League Play-Off

Bristol Fishponds
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bristol Fishponds City's Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Bristol Fishponds City 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 Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the match, Bristol Fishponds City's goal looked a bit too open when Wael Al Baghli came free, but Salem Al Jalahma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 24 minutes into the match, Morad Al Mehana notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Caistor City's Shaheen Taqi. Shaheen Taqi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Wael Al Baghli scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Salem Al Jalahma, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Bristol Fishponds City's Zaher Al Ghanem got a free kick in the 35th minute. Meqdad Bo Qamaz kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After 46 minutes Caistor City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mostafa Kamal who took care of the corner kick. Najim Al Qattan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaheen Taqi having to interfere. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wael Al Baghli was the one to do the kick off. Wael Al Baghli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Salem Al Jalahma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shaheen Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shaheen Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Caistor City getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Khaled Al Sarraf hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Caistor City defense, Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Shaheen Taqi. The Caistor City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Shaheen Taqi should have stopped the shot. Wael Al Baghli might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Salem Al Jalahma. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wael Al Baghli ran back to his position shaking his head. Shaheen Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Abdul Mohsen Al Bahar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.