League Play-Off

Sunderland Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mamon Al Nasser took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Bandar Boften notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of AKOBRI FC's Shabeb Al Jalahma. Shabeb Al Jalahma was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Mamon Al Nasser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mamon Al Nasser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haitham Al Mahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mamon Al Nasser in the 12th minute of play. Zahid Al Enzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Shabeb Al Jalahma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Croston FC's Zahid Al Enzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Shabeb Al Jalahma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Zahid Al Enzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bandar Boften charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bandar Boften the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Croston FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Bandar Boften hit a great ball. Mosa Al Baghli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Haitham Al Mahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mosa Al Baghli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esam Bo Abbas kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Shabeb Al Jalahma didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mubarek Al Arbash went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Mubarek Al Arbash sped through AKOBRI FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Shabeb Al Jalahma. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

The wind increased when Mubarek Al Arbash made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Mamon Al Nasser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haitham Al Mahmed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mubarek Al Arbash had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mamon Al Nasser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 68 played minutes AKOBRI FC got a freekick which was hit by Mosa Al Baghli. After a rather tough play, AKOBRI FC's Khaled Shams got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Shabeb Al Jalahma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mubarek Al Arbash, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Bandar Boften received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Shabeb Al Jalahma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Croston FC's Haitham Al Mahmed played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mamon Al Nasser in the 86th minute of play. Haitham Al Mahmed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mosa Al Baghli in the 87th minute of the match. Shabeb Al Jalahma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mubarek Al Arbash in the 89th minute of the match. Haitham Al Mahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mamon Al Nasser in the 92nd minute of play. Mubarek Al Arbash received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Shabeb Al Jalahma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mamon Al Nasser blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Haitham Al Mahmed having to make a save. Croston FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.