League Play-Off

Croston
Spectators: 28 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) Mubarek Al Arbash started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mubarek Al Arbash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Swanley AFC's Khaled Dehrab got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute Mubarek Al Arbash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Msaed Hayat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Jamal Al Khobaize managed to get in a good position for a shot. Swanley AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jamal Al Khobaize was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haitham Al Mahmed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th play minute Zahid Al Enzi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Msaed Hayat. 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, Croston FC's Mubarek Al Arbash sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Msaed Hayat narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Jamal Al Khobaize had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Croston FC's Zahid Al Enzi got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Morjan Shamsah came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Swanley AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Morjan Shamsah couldn't finish the play. Jamal Al Khobaize received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Haitham Al Mahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jamal Al Khobaize stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jamal Al Khobaize fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haitham Al Mahmed having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Swanley AFC's Sror Al Ammar got a free kick in the 57th minute. After 59 played minutes, Croston FC's Yaseen Al Harban shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Msaed Hayat came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Croston FC reached it. In the 64thth minute of the game Jamal Al Khobaize who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croston FC's Haitham Al Mahmed was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Morjan Shamsah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haitham Al Mahmed having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bandar Boften during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jassem Bo Shehri's late challenge caught a Croston FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jassem Bo Shehri helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Croston FC booed when Swanley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jassem Bo Shehri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Msaed Hayat 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 85th minute. Zahid Al Enzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Msaed Hayat 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 Jamal Al Khobaize in the 93rd minute of play. Jamal Al Khobaize fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haitham Al Mahmed having to interfere.