League Play-Off

CEDAR Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abbas Mamdouh started the match with the kick off. Yaser Zafir made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Anwar Sabeeh sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Calne City's Ashraf Abou Fayouz got a free kick in the 3rd minute. A collision led to CEDAR FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Zakariya Umayyah hit a great ball. Mohammad Nadal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nouh Ramiz in the 15th minute of play. CEDAR FC's Mohammad Nadal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nour al Din Abdul Basir in the 18th minute of play. CEDAR FC's Mohammad Nadal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abbas Mamdouh in the 19th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Ibrahim Abou Hafez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohammad Nadal. CEDAR FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ibrahim Abou Hafez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Fattah Abou Hafez hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. After 30 played minutes Calne City got a freekick which was hit by Nour al Din Abdul Basir. 34 minutes into the match, Calne City's goalkeeper Yaser Zafir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mousa Kateb. In the 36th minute Sulaiman Abdul Hamid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaser Zafir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ashraf Abou Fayouz fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Calne City's protests and gave Ashraf Abou Fayouz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th minute, Ashraf Abou Fayouz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zakariya Umayyah received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yaser Zafir came out and tried to block the shot, but Zakariya Umayyah slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 42nd minute. In the 48th minute Sulaiman Abdul Hamid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaser Zafir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Sulaiman Abdul Hamid made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Mousa Kateb had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yaser Zafir. Calne City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mousa Kateb was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After having played for 62 minutes, Fattah Abou Hafez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calne City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fattah Abou Hafez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zayd Mashrouf during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CEDAR FC's Zayd Mashrouf got a free kick in the 71st minute. Mohammad Nadal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qazim Muzzammil, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. CEDAR FC's Mohammad Nadal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ibrahim Abou Hafez in the 76th minute of play. In the 82nd match minute, CEDAR FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amir Fudail to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the game, CEDAR FC's Zakariya Umayyah nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yaser Zafir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Yaser Zafir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mousa Kateb went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mousa Kateb in the 92nd minute of play forced Calne City's goalkeeper Yaser Zafir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.