League Play-Off

Dunston Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Shehab Mandane kicked off to start the match. Ayman Al Hashash received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Sultan Al Adsani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Beckford's Sultan Al Adsani got control of the ball when Ayman Al Hashash tried to sneak it across the goal line. Basel Al Asuosi kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Sultan Al Adsani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansour Boften, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Mansour Boften notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Beckford's Sultan Al Adsani. Sultan Al Adsani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Salam Al Baghli took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Msaed Khaja. Msaed Khaja dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dunston's goalkeeper Msaed Khaja, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Beckford's Sultan Al Adsani got control of the ball when Ayman Al Hashash tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dunston's Msaed Khaja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salam Al Baghli in the 28th minute of play. Salam Al Baghli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Msaed Khaja read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Dunston's Basel Al Asuosi got his second yellow card of the match in the 30th minute. The referee ordered Basel Al Asuosi off the ground. In the 31st minute, Basel Al Asuosi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salam Al Baghli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Basem Al Mahmed kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. When Salam Al Baghli came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Beckford 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 Salam Al Baghli couldn't finish the play. Basem Al Mahmed kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. If Salam Al Baghli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ayman Al Hashash made a kick off. If Salam Al Baghli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Salam Al Baghli came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Beckford 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 Salam Al Baghli couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Dunston's Msaed Khaja got control of the ball when Salam Al Baghli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Msaed Khaja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shehab Mandane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Dunston booed when Beckford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edrees Al Qatam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shehab Mandane did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Msaed Khaja 67 minutes into the match. Shehab Mandane's late challenge caught a Dunston's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shehab Mandane helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th match minute, Beckford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shehab Mandane to maneuver through the defense. Sultan Al Adsani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayman Al Hashash, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Ayman Al Hashash managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dunston's supporters rose to their feet, but Ayman Al Hashash was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sultan Al Adsani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 76 minutes into the match, Naji Baroun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sultan Al Adsani. Beckford's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Naji Baroun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 82nd minute Ayman Al Hashash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sultan Al Adsani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Salam Al Baghli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ayman Al Hashash fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sultan Al Adsani having to interfere. With a little luck, Dunston's Msaed Khaja got control of the ball when Salam Al Baghli tried to sneak it across the goal line.