League Play-Off

Emsworth
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fawaz Boften made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 played minutes, Emsworth AFC's Meqdad Bo Qamaz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hamzah Mandane came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Emsworth AFC reached it. A collision led to Walmley United getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Othman Al Srae hit a great ball. In the 6th minute of the match Haider Al Sharaf sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hamzah Mandane skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Emsworth AFC's Farooq Al Jarah slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hamzah Mandane. That made the score 1-0 after 14 minutes of play. 19 minutes into the game, Moner Al Hadad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Walmley United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Emsworth AFC the free kick. In the 20th minute, Osama Al Sallal 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. The supporters of Emsworth AFC booed when Walmley United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Othman Al Srae didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Walmley United's Fawaz Boften sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Saleh Shalan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Farooq Al Jarah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Saleh Shalan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fawaz Boften in the 39th minute of the match. A long shot from Meqdad Bo Qamaz in the 42nd minute of play was well struck, but Hamzah Mandane made a really good save at the right post. Hamzah Mandane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osama Al Sallal in the 46th minute of the match. Hamzah Mandane made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Farooq Al Jarah sent off a good shot on target. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Osama Al Sallal to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Farooq Al Jarah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamzah Mandane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haitham Al Qattan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Saleh Shalan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hamzah Mandane stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Osama Al Sallal's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Emsworth AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fawaz Boften came free, but Saleh Shalan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saleh Shalan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fawaz Boften, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 80 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Farooq Al Jarah sped through Walmley United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hamzah Mandane. Hamzah Mandane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farooq Al Jarah, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Emsworth AFC's Saleh Shalan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fawaz Boften in the 98th minute of play. Emsworth AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Walmley United for a fine match.