League Play-Off

Houghton Regis Park
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ayman Ashkanani got the match started through his kick off. Alville City's Aqel Taqi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Naem Al Balool in the 4th minute of play. Naem Al Balool blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aqel Taqi having to make a save. Naem Al Balool fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aqel Taqi having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Alville City's zone, Faisal Al Ansari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aqel Taqi came out of the goal and Faisal Al Ansari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aqel Taqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naem Al Balool, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aqel Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naem Al Balool in the 16th minute of play. Faisal Al Ansari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Aqel Taqi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Houghton Regis's Faisal Al Ansari got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Naem Al Balool managed to get in a good position for a shot. Houghton Regis's supporters rose to their feet, but Naem Al Balool was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aqel Taqi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Naem Al Balool's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aqel Taqi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Alville City's goalkeeper Aqel Taqi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faisal Al Ansari. Ayman Ashkanani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmad Shadad having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Basem Al Nasser left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alville City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ghanim Khaja got his second yellow card in the match during the 45th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 46 played minutes Alville City got a freekick which was hit by Ghanim Khaja. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Naem Al Balool stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Naem Al Balool received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Aqel Taqi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Malik Al Ramzi during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Malik Al Ramzi kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Aqel Taqi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naem Al Balool in the 57th minute of play. In the 59thth minute of the game Naem Al Balool who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alville City's Aqel Taqi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Houghton Regis's Ahmad Shadad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Houghton Regis from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Houghton Regis's Raed Al Hadad got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After 77 played minutes Houghton Regis got a freekick which was hit by Hakem Al Jalahma. Basem Al Nasser struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Ahmad Shadad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alville City. Basem Al Nasser received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Ahmad Shadad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basem Al Nasser blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ahmad Shadad having to make a save. 97 minutes into the match, Houghton Regis's goalkeeper Ahmad Shadad had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Basem Al Nasser. The Alville City players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Houghton Regis from taking control. The game ends in a draw.