League Play-Off

Chinnor
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Majed Al Nasser started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Meshal Al Sharaf got free with Ghasan Bahroh in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Habib Al Jalahma hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Ghasan Bahroh acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 8th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Hani Al Fadhalah. After 8 minutes, Habib Al Jalahma mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Herne Hill FC and the Chinnor FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Majed Al Nasser's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ghasan Bahroh read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Sayer Jiragh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Shaker Al Muwail's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Shaker Al Muwail sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Meshal Al Sharaf was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 17th minute. Chinnor FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Meshal Al Sharaf fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ghasan Bahroh having to interfere. Chinnor FC's Fawaz Al Qattan suffered a sore thigh after 21 minutes and couldn't finish the game. A collision led to Herne Hill FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Habib Al Jalahma hit a great ball. Sulaiman Al Ansari charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sulaiman Al Ansari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 24 played minutes Chinnor FC got a freekick which was hit by Sulaiman Al Ansari. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Shaker Al Muwail in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sayer Jiragh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, Meshal Al Sharaf left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chinnor FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Sari Al Qatam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chinnor FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sari Al Qatam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ghasan Bahroh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Ghasan Bahroh managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Chinnor FC's Meshal Al Sharaf fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Fuad Al Harban sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 37 played minutes Chinnor FC got a freekick which was hit by Sari Al Qatam. In the 43rd minute, Rashed Bo Shehri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sayer Jiragh was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Shaker Al Muwail to strike the kick off in the second half. Rashed Bo Shehri hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 52 minutes into the match, Meshal Al Sharaf had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ghasan Bahroh. Herne Hill FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Meshal Al Sharaf was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Shaker Al Muwail received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Sayer Jiragh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rashed Bo Shehri in the 57th minute of play forced Chinnor FC's goalkeeper Sayer Jiragh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ghasan Bahroh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Meshal Al Sharaf in the 62nd minute of play. Meshal Al Sharaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shaker Al Muwail fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sayer Jiragh having to interfere. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Herne Hill FC's goalkeeper Ghasan Bahroh, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Herne Hill FC's Shaker Al Muwail got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Meshal Al Sharaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Meshal Al Sharaf's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ghasan Bahroh was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Chinnor FC had won after a very even match.