League Play-Off

Weybridge
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fared Ashkanani started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Hickling City's Sayed Al Jarah got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Faris Al Sharaf got in the 4th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Abdulatif Al Ali handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Farhan Al Sallal in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Esam Al Mosawe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Bashar Al Homaithe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hickling City's supporters rose to their feet, but Bashar Al Homaithe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esam Al Mosawe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Weybridge FC! In the 13th minute there was a penalty for Hickling City. Sror Al Herz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Esam Al Mosawe. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Hickling City's zone, Fared Ashkanani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdulatif Al Ali came out of the goal and Fared Ashkanani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 19 minutes into the match, Faris Al Sharaf had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdulatif Al Ali. Hickling City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faris Al Sharaf was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When Farhan Al Sallal came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Hickling 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 Farhan Al Sallal couldn't finish the play. If Faris Al Sharaf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamed Al Barrak kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After having played for 28 minutes, Faris Al Sharaf managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Weybridge FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faris Al Sharaf was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute, Bashar Al Homaithe 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. Esam Al Mosawe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Farhan Al Sallal in the 40th minute of play. After 40 minutes, Hashem Ashkanani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Weybridge FC and the Hickling City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 40 played minutes Weybridge FC got a freekick which was hit by Hashem Ashkanani. Esam Al Mosawe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bashar Al Homaithe in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fared Ashkanani in the 47th minute of play forced Hickling City's goalkeeper Abdulatif Al Ali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Bashar Al Homaithe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Esam Al Mosawe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Fared Ashkanani notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Hickling City's Abdulatif Al Ali. Abdulatif Al Ali was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Weybridge FC's Esam Al Mosawe got a free kick in the 70th minute. Esam Al Mosawe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Farhan Al Sallal in the 73rd minute of play. Bashar Al Homaithe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Esam Al Mosawe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Fared Ashkanani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdulatif Al Ali. Hickling City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fared Ashkanani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After 84 minutes, Faris Al Sharaf made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. Hickling City's Abdulatif Al Ali tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Abdulatif Al Khars managed to get in a good position for a shot. Weybridge FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdulatif Al Khars was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdulatif Al Ali breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.