League Play-Off

Latchingdon Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ramadan Al Khames kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Qutada Al Balool sped through Cheadle United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mortada Al Qattamy. Qutada Al Balool sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Cheadle United getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Sayer Al Khames hit a great ball. When Qutada Al Balool came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Latchingdon City 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 Qutada Al Balool couldn't finish the play. Mortada Al Qattamy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qutada Al Balool in the 12th minute of play. Ramadan Al Khames kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Shaheen Jiragh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mortada Al Qattamy having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Cheadle United's Ghanim Hayat got a free kick in the 17th minute. Sayer Al Khames's late challenge caught a Latchingdon City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sayer Al Khames helped the player get up and apologised. In the 25th match minute, Cheadle United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sayer Al Khames to maneuver through the defense. Shaheen Jiragh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mortada Al Qattamy was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Qutada Al Balool showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. Ghanim Hayat charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ghanim Hayat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ghanim Hayat hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Shaheen Jiragh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mortada Al Qattamy having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qutada Al Balool in the 38th minute of play forced Cheadle United's goalkeeper Mortada Al Qattamy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramadan Al Khames received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Meqdad Al Homaithe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahmoud Ghadhanfer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Meqdad Al Homaithe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Qutada Al Balool to make the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Latchingdon City's goalkeeper Meqdad Al Homaithe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 56 minutes into the match, Latchingdon City's goal looked a bit too open when Ramadan Al Khames came free, but Meqdad Al Homaithe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Qutada Al Balool had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahmoud Ghadhanfer might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Meqdad Al Homaithe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mahmoud Ghadhanfer ran back to his position shaking his head. Meqdad Al Homaithe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramadan Al Khames, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Sayer Al Khames kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. If Qutada Al Balool had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 minutes, Riad Ghadhanfer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Latchingdon City and the Cheadle United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th match minute, Latchingdon City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Riad Ghadhanfer to maneuver through the defense.