League Play-Off

Pickering Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mousa Sadeq didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dani Al Safi went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Mousa Sadeq showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zafar Ghazwan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Zafar Ghazwan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mousa Sadeq having to interfere. Dani Al Safi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mousa Sadeq having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Waddah Latif could shoot a difficult shot in the 20th minute, which Ubaid Abdul Basir however easily saved by the left post. Ubaid Abdul Basir made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Waddah Latif sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zafar Ghazwan in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mousa Sadeq saved Pickering FC from getting behind. In the 26th minute, Aatif Abdul Khaliq 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. Mousa Sadeq made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zafar Ghazwan in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aatif Abdul Khaliq in the 36th minute of play forced Harvington's goalkeeper Ubaid Abdul Basir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dani Al Safi came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Harvington 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 Dani Al Safi couldn't finish the play. When Abed Azzam fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harvington's protests and gave Abed Azzam a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zafar Ghazwan in the 45th minute of play forced Pickering FC's goalkeeper Mousa Sadeq to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Harvington were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Aatif Abdul Khaliq made the kick off in the second half. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pickering FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Waddah Latif fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ubaid Abdul Basir having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Pickering FC's zone, Dani Al Safi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mousa Sadeq came out of the goal and Dani Al Safi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harvington's Ubaid Abdul Basir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waddah Latif in the 71st minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Pickering FC's Waddah Latif sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ubaid Abdul Basir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Pickering FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Salah Al Tayyib hit a great ball. Ubaid Abdul Basir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Waddah Latif in the 79th minute of play. A hard shot 81 in the game by Dani Al Safi from a close distance when the talented Mousa Sadeq managed to make a qualified save. Pickering FC's players were relieved. Mousa Sadeq made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dani Al Safi in the 87th minute. Zafar Ghazwan might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mousa Sadeq. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zafar Ghazwan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 94th minute, Dani Al Safi 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zafar Ghazwan in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mousa Sadeq saved Pickering FC from getting behind. Harvington's Zafar Ghazwan got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded Harvington left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pickering FC.