League Play-Off

Royston
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the game, Salam Bo Qamaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Staithes's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Royston United the free kick. In the 6th minute, Salam Bo Qamaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haitham Jiragh's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Anas Al Sharah skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A hard shot by Masuod Al Banai from long distance, 15 minutes into the match, got Anas Al Sharah's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Rajab Al Zamel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salam Bo Qamaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Basel Al Motaire's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anas Al Sharah was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Anas Al Sharah made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Haitham Jiragh sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Basel Al Motaire's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anas Al Sharah was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Haitham Jiraghs short, quick shot in the 37thth minute got Anas Al Sharah to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Salam Bo Qamaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Staithes's supporters rose to their feet, but Salam Bo Qamaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rajab Al Zamel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Royston United's Rajab Al Zamel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Motlaq Al Matrok in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Basel Al Motaire was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Monther Al Saffar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Staithes and the Royston United players grew even worse after the yellow card. 51 minutes into the game, one of Staithes:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When Karem Al Khaled fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Royston United's protests and gave Karem Al Khaled a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Motlaq Al Matrok 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. 1-1 became the score in the 64th minute when Salam Bo Qamaz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Haitham Jiragh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Anas Al Sharah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rajab Al Zamel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Motlaq Al Matrok in the 72nd minute of play. Tariq Al Asuosi hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Motlaq Al Matrok sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Basel Al Motaire succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. A collision led to Staithes getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Fuad Al Holey hit a great ball. Basel Al Motaire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Motlaq Al Matrok fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Staithes's protests and gave Motlaq Al Matrok a yellow card for diving instead. Motlaq Al Matrok hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Haitham Jiragh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anas Al Sharah having to interfere. In the 96th minute of the match Royston United got a corner. Staithes's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tariq Al Asuosi ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Ali Al Dosery managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Royston United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Staithes for a fine match.