League Play-Off

Banbury Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nizar Al Sayer kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Tariq Al Sarraf cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Lafi Bo Qamaz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Doaej Al Besher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lafi Bo Qamaz having to interfere. Awwad Al Mofede charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Awwad Al Mofede the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Tariq Al Sarraf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Nizar Al Sayer got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Sultan Al Sharaf took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 17th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gawhar Boften. Blackpool FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 18th minute, Nizar Al Sayer 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. After a defensive mix-up in Blackpool FC's zone, Nizar Al Sayer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gawhar Boften came out of the goal and Nizar Al Sayer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Blackpool FC's Tariq Al Sarraf got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doaej Al Besher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Blackpool FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Qais Hayat hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Banbury's Hani Khorshed slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gawhar Boften. That made the score 1-1 after 30 minutes of play. When Blackpool FC's Tariq Al Sarraf in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Banbury's goalie prevented a goal. Qais Hayat kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Sultan Al Sharaf sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Blackpool FC's Gawhar Boften didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gibrel Al Ammar in the 45th minute of play forced Blackpool FC's goalkeeper Gawhar Boften to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nizar Al Sayer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gawhar Boften having to make a save. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Tariq Al Sarraf made the kick off in the second half. Lafi Bo Qamaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tariq Al Sarraf in the 55th minute of the match. Nizar Al Sayer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Gawhar Boften tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 69 played minutes Banbury got a freekick which was hit by Gibrel Al Ammar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Khalel Al Kandere during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 73 played minutes Banbury got a freekick which was hit by Khalel Al Kandere. 79 minutes into the match, Banbury's goal looked a bit too open when Tariq Al Sarraf came free, but Lafi Bo Qamaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gawhar Boften didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hani Khorshed went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Nizar Al Sayer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gawhar Boften was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Nizar Al Sayer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Nizar Al Sayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hani Khorshed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nizar Al Sayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nizar Al Sayer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gawhar Boften having to interfere.