League Play-Off

Comberton
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Firas Taqi kicked off to start the match. After having played for 2 minutes, Faisal Al Youha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orpington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faisal Al Youha 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 6th minute, Mamon Al Bana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Comberton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Firas Taqi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qais Al Motar having to interfere. 12 minutes into the game, Comberton's Mamon Al Bana nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Qais Al Motar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Shjae Kamal hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute Orpington were awarded a corner. Mubarek Al Mosawe went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Sajid Al Gareb got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-1. 20 minutes into the match. Firas Taqi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qais Al Motar having to interfere. With a little luck, Orpington's Qais Al Motar got control of the ball when Mamon Al Bana tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Hamad Bo Qamaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mansour Al Zamel took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalefa Al Homaithe. Khalefa Al Homaithe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in Comberton's zone, Mansour Al Zamel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khalefa Al Homaithe came out of the goal and Mansour Al Zamel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Comberton getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Fayez Al Ajmi hit a great ball. If Mansour Al Zamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

Mansour Al Zamel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khalefa Al Homaithe having to interfere. If Hamad Bo Qamaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mansour Al Zamel made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 58thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Khalefa Al Homaithe would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 61st minute, Mansour Al Zamel fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Khalefa Al Homaithe had great luck who in the 62ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Hamad Bo Qamaz from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Mansour Al Zamel took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalefa Al Homaithe. Khalefa Al Homaithe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. If Mansour Al Zamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mamon Al Bana in the 78th minute of play forced Orpington's goalkeeper Qais Al Motar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalefa Al Homaithe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamad Bo Qamaz in the 82nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Hamad Bo Qamaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khalefa Al Homaithe was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. 90 minutes into the game, Firas Taqi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Comberton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Orpington the free kick. After a rather tough play, Comberton's Firas Taqi got a free kick in the 90th minute. Orpington played a much better game than Comberton and deserved their victory. The Comberton players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.