League Play-Off

Yapton Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Moneer Iskander made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Moneer Iskander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yapton's Khalil Ghanim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Polzeath FC's Moneer Iskander in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yapton's goalie prevented a goal. If Rasul El Hariri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Moneer Iskander received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Khalil Ghanim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rasul El Hariri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rasul El Hariri scored 1-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jalal Abdul Fattah, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Zayd Alhusain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Moneer Iskander made a precise shot to the right of Khalil Ghanim. Yapton's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Moneer Iskander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Polzeath FC's Moneer Iskander in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yapton's goalie prevented a goal. In the 35th minute Moneer Iskander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalil Ghanim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalil Ghanim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nadir Mumtaz in the 38th minute of the match. Moneer Iskander scored 1-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Khalil Ghanim, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Zayd Alhusain came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Polzeath FC 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 Zayd Alhusain couldn't finish the play. 44 minutes into the game, Haidar Sariyah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yapton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Polzeath FC the free kick. In the 44th match minute, Yapton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haidar Sariyah to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Polzeath FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rasul El Hariri to make the kick off. Khalil Ghanim stood somewhat misplaced when Moneer Iskander came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 54 minute. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yapton's goalkeeper Khalil Ghanim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 62nd match minute, Yapton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tahir Ramadan to maneuver through the defense. Zayd Alhusain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Khalil Ghanim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Moneer Iskander got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 76 minutes into the match, Polzeath FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rasul El Hariri came free, but Jalal Abdul Fattah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zayd Alhusain came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Khalil Ghanim could save by the left post. Polzeath FC's Jalal Abdul Fattah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rasul El Hariri in the 82nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moneer Iskander in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Khalil Ghanim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fatih Mazhar's late challenge caught a Yapton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fatih Mazhar helped the player get up and apologised. Tahir Ramadan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Yapton fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Polzeath FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.