League Play-Off

Bentworth Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ali Abol made the kick off and thus started the match. Ali Abol struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Hussain Al Ramzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kerala Blasters FC. In the 7th minute, Ali Al Ammar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bedlington fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ali Al Ammar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Basel Bo Qamaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelnaser Al Shati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelnaser Al Shati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Abol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hussain Al Ramzi having to interfere. Hussain Al Ramzi made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Esmael Al Barrak sent off a good shot on target. When Wael Al Srae fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kerala Blasters FC's protests and gave Wael Al Srae a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th minute, Wael Al Srae hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute of the match Hassan Al Jalahma sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Basel Bo Qamaz skillfully saved the ball. In the 41st match minute, Bedlington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hassan Al Jalahma to maneuver through the defense. Hussain Al Ramzi acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 43rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Najim Al Muwail. Fayez Al Bahar struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Hussain Al Ramzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kerala Blasters FC. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Abdelnaser Al Shati made the kick off in the second half. After 58 minutes, Nabel Al Hashash mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bedlington and the Kerala Blasters FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esmael Al Barrak in the 66th minute of play forced Bedlington's goalkeeper Hussain Al Ramzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 minutes, Ali Abol made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bedlington's Hussain Al Ramzi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute, Wael Al Srae 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. Fawaz Al Motaire's late challenge caught a Kerala Blasters FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fawaz Al Motaire helped the player get up and apologised. When Esmael Al Barrak came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Kerala Blasters 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 Esmael Al Barrak couldn't finish the play. Fawaz Al Motaire hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 79 minutes into the match, Bedlington's goal looked a bit too open when Esmael Al Barrak came free, but Hussain Al Ramzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Abol scored 3-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hussain Al Ramzi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 94th minute Esmael Al Barrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hussain Al Ramzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wael Al Srae kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Kerala Blasters FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.