League Play-Off

Ramsgate Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Faris Al Banai took the kick off in the first half of the match. The corner led Ramsgate's Saif Al Bloshi to fire away a dangerous shot which Mortada Al Qattamy despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 11 minutes of play, Cheadle United's Mahmoud Ghadhanfer made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fahhad Al Muwail was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 13 minutes, Faris Al Banai mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ramsgate and the Cheadle United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ramsgate's Fahhad Al Muwail played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramadan Al Khames in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramadan Al Khames in the 19th minute of play forced Ramsgate's goalkeeper Fahhad Al Muwail to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faris Al Banai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mortada Al Qattamy having to interfere. Faris Al Banai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Mortada Al Qattamy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahmoud Ghadhanfer 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramadan Al Khames in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fahhad Al Muwail prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Ramadan Al Khames's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fahhad Al Muwail was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Faris Al Banai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ramsgate's supporters rose to their feet, but Faris Al Banai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mortada Al Qattamy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Ramsgate booed when Cheadle United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hussain Abo Al Hasan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faris Al Banai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 42nd minute, Fawzy Khaja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramsgate's Saleh Al Bana got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saleh Al Bana's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Mortada Al Qattamy skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Faris Al Banai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mortada Al Qattamy having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ramadan Al Khames to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Ramsgate's zone, Ramadan Al Khames stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fahhad Al Muwail came out of the goal and Ramadan Al Khames tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ramsgate's Fahhad Al Muwail played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramadan Al Khames in the 58th minute of play. With a little luck, Ramsgate's Fahhad Al Muwail got control of the ball when Mahmoud Ghadhanfer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdulatif Al Arbash was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 61 minutes into the match. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ramsgate! Fahhad Al Muwail 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 68th minute. Fahhad Al Muwail took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramadan Al Khames, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Ramadan Al Khames 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ramadan Al Khames in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fahhad Al Muwail prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ramadan Al Khames fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fahhad Al Muwail having to interfere. Ramadan Al Khames sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ramadan Al Khames received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Fahhad Al Muwail tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cheadle United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.