League Play-Off

Handforth Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Handforth United's Wassim Tawfiq started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yusuf Hamid got free with Bakkar Fathi in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yusuf Hamid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bakkar Fathi having to interfere. Yusuf Hamid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the match, Handforth United's Yusuf Hamid sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bakkar Fathi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 19th match minute, Cressage was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Borhan Dajaj to maneuver through the defense. 20 minutes into the match, Handforth United's Yusuf Hamid sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bakkar Fathi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mousa Hanif made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khaled Khalif in the 22nd minute of play. Cressage's Bakkar Fathi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wassim Tawfiq in the 26th minute of play. The supporters of Cressage booed when Handforth United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafe Kareef didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Borhan Dajaj had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Rafe Kareef charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafe Kareef the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes Handforth United got a freekick which was hit by Rafe Kareef. Khaled Khalif kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. The supporters of Cressage booed when Handforth United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ghazi Abdul Nasser didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yusuf Hamid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Wassim Tawfiq fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 41st match minute, Handforth United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wassim Tawfiq to maneuver through the defense. Bakkar Fathi made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Yusuf Hamid sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Bakkar Fathi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kamal Osman made a kick off. Yusuf Hamid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bakkar Fathi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yusuf Hamid in the 60th minute of play forced Cressage's goalkeeper Bakkar Fathi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamal Osman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Yusuf Hamid had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bakkar Fathi. Cressage's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yusuf Hamid was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Yusuf Hamid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Yusuf Hamid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bakkar Fathi was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Kamal Osman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mousa Hanif having to interfere. After having played for 85 minutes, Yusuf Hamid managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Handforth United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yusuf Hamid was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wassim Tawfiq received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Bakkar Fathi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Despite being the better team, Handforth United failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.