League Play-Off

Swinton
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamad Al Bloshi got the match started through his kick off. Tariq Al Fadhalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hamad Al Bloshi got free with Ali Hayat in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marzoq Shabakhoh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Hayat having to interfere. Aws Al Mehana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tariq Al Fadhalah, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Bahaa Al Mehana hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rdth minute of the game Tariq Al Fadhalah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Swinton United's Aws Al Mehana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Swinton United's Aws Al Mehana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tariq Al Fadhalah in the 26th minute of play. Aws Al Mehana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nizar Taiban, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Al Kuwait SC's Tariq Al Fadhalah got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aws Al Mehana came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Al Kuwait SC's Tariq Al Fadhalah. But to his dismay, Tariq Al Fadhalah quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Hamad Al Bloshi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Marzoq Shabakhoh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Swinton United's supporters rose to their feet, but Marzoq Shabakhoh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Hayat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marzoq Shabakhoh struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Ali Hayat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Swinton United. Ali Hayat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamad Al Bloshi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

56 minutes into the match, Hamad Al Bloshi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ali Hayat. Al Kuwait SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hamad Al Bloshi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Bahaa Al Mehana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Ali Hayat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Al Kuwait SC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Hamzah Al Amer hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Aqel Al Shemali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Al Kuwait SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aqel Al Shemali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aws Al Mehana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aqel Al Shemali kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. A collision led to Al Kuwait SC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Aqel Al Shemali hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 76th minute by Nizar Taiban got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Nizar Taiban could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Aws Al Mehana made a huge save. After 81 played minutes Al Kuwait SC got a freekick which was hit by Emad Al Shemali. Ali Hayat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marzoq Shabakhoh in the 85th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Nizar Taiban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aws Al Mehana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tariq Al Fadhalah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Al Kuwait SC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.