League Play-Off

Southall
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Fared Ashkanani in the 3rd minute of play forced Southall AFC's goalkeeper Hashem Al Qattan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Southall AFC defense, Fared Ashkanani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hashem Al Qattan. The Southall AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hashem Al Qattan should have stopped the shot. 8 minutes into the match, Weybridge FC's goalkeeper Esam Al Mosawe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Falah Al Motar. Hashem Ashkanani hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Weybridge FC's Esam Al Mosawe got control of the ball when Falah Al Motar tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fared Ashkanani in the 27th minute of play forced Southall AFC's goalkeeper Hashem Al Qattan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28thth minute of the game Meshal Al Ajmi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Weybridge FC's Esam Al Mosawe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute, Meshal Al Ajmi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Fared Ashkanani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Faris Al Sharaf managed to get in a good position for a shot. Weybridge FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Faris Al Sharaf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hashem Al Qattan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Southall AFC booed when Weybridge FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sami Al Muwail didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, one of Southall AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Southall AFC. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Weybridge FC. Esam Al Mosawe stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hashem Al Qattan. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Meshal Al Ajmi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fared Ashkanani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hashem Al Qattan having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Southall AFC's Faisal Al Khames got a free kick in the 64th minute. Weybridge FC's Esam Al Mosawe couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 65th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Southall AFC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meshal Al Ajmi in the 68th minute of play forced Weybridge FC's goalkeeper Esam Al Mosawe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Falah Al Motar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esam Al Mosawe having to interfere. Esam Al Mosawe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Meshal Al Ajmi's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. The Southall AFC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Southall AFC's Meshal Al Ajmi 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 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 90th minute, Falah Al Motar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Fared Ashkanani 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. In the 95th minute, Falah Al Motar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Southall AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Esam Al Mosawe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Falah Al Motar in the 98th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.