League Play-Off

East Tilbury Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rida Al Hindi might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Darweesh Dehrab. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rida Al Hindi ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Shoeburyness City's Darweesh Dehrab got control of the ball when Aamir Al Mulaifi tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 11 in the game by Aamir Al Mulaifi from a close distance when the talented Darweesh Dehrab managed to make a qualified save. Shoeburyness City's players were relieved. 20 minutes into the game, Sharf Al Srae was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. East Tilbury's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shoeburyness City the free kick. A collision led to East Tilbury getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Sharf Al Srae hit a great ball. If Adnan Al Wazan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, East Tilbury's Rida Al Hindi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Darweesh Dehrab narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 26th minute, Aamir Al Mulaifi 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. Fayez Al Mehana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Ali Al Hashash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rida Al Hindi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 33rd minute, Khalefa Shabakhoh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aamir Al Mulaifis short, quick shot in the 34thth minute got Darweesh Dehrab to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 36th minute, Ammar Al Dabos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aamir Al Mulaifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aamir Al Mulaifi got free with Darweesh Dehrab in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Fayez Al Mehana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fayez Al Mehana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. East Tilbury's Aamir Al Mulaifi got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aamir Al Mulaifi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darweesh Dehrab having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Shoeburyness City's zone, Aamir Al Mulaifi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darweesh Dehrab came out of the goal and Aamir Al Mulaifi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Habib Al Adsani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ali Al Hashash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Al Hashash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fayez Al Mehana in the 65th minute of play. The East Tilbury fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when East Tilbury's Rida Al Hindi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Aamir Al Mulaifi came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the East Tilbury 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 Aamir Al Mulaifi couldn't finish the play. 75 minutes into the game, one of East Tilbury:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Fayez Al Mehana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Al Hashash having to interfere. Aamir Al Mulaifi kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Fayez Al Mehana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ali Al Hashash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Habib Al Adsani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Ali Al Hashash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Al Hashash made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fayez Al Mehana in the 98th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.