League Play-Off

Ingatestone
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Shaban Al Fadhalah started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Sajid Al Jalahma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ingatestone's goalkeeper Nizar Al Sarraf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 6th match minute, Ingatestone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Farhan Al Ansari to maneuver through the defense. Abdulatif Shamsah, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Sajid Al Jalahma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Hamzah Al Mahmed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Ingatestone's zone, Sajid Al Jalahma stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nizar Al Sarraf came out of the goal and Sajid Al Jalahma tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mosa Al Dosery kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Khalaf Taqi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. Ingatestone's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 16th minute, Faisal Taiban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalaf Taqi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Qutada Al Shati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shaban Al Fadhalah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ingatestone's goalkeeper Nizar Al Sarraf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ingatestone's goalkeeper Nizar Al Sarraf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Faisal Taiban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sajid Al Jalahma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Nizar Al Sarraf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Shaban Al Fadhalah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute, Sobah Al Abdullah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shaban Al Fadhalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

With a little luck, Ingatestone's Nizar Al Sarraf got control of the ball when Sajid Al Jalahma tried to sneak it across the goal line. Qutada Al Shati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalaf Taqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Boston FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Faisal Taiban hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Ingatestone's Shaban Al Fadhalah sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qutada Al Shati narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 61st minute Khalaf Taqi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qutada Al Shati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shaban Al Fadhalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamzah Al Mahmed struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Nizar Al Sarraf didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Boston FC. Sajid Al Jalahma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Boston FC booed when Ingatestone was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Farhan Al Ansari didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Abdulatif Shamsah in the 72nd minute really tested Nizar Al Sarraf's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Nizar Al Sarraf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamzah Al Mahmed in the 76th minute of the match. In the 76th minute, Hamzah Al Mahmed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Boston FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 81 minutes of play, Ingatestone's Shaban Al Fadhalah made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Qutada Al Shati was left in no man's land by his defense there! Qutada Al Shati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shaban Al Fadhalah in the 86th minute of the match. Qutada Al Shati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shaban Al Fadhalah, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Sajid Al Jalahma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nizar Al Sarraf having to interfere. Ingatestone's Nizar Al Sarraf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Ingatestone from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Hamzah Al Mahmed's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nizar Al Sarraf was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. Boston FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.