League Play-Off

Shaftesbury Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Charlbury's Sameer Jiragh started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th minute of the game. One of Shaftesbury AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Charlbury:s goal. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Charlbury. Firas Al Ateqi stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Marzoq Al Zamel. 0-1. Khaled Al Banai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marzoq Al Zamel having to interfere. In the 15th minute Sameer Jiragh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marzoq Al Zamel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khaled Al Banai in the 16th minute of play forced Shaftesbury AFC's goalkeeper Marzoq Al Zamel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khaled Al Banai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Msaed Al Adsani kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Ahmad Shamsah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Faris Baroun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 27 minutes, Hakem Al Harban mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shaftesbury AFC and the Charlbury players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Shaftesbury AFC's Hakem Al Harban got a free kick in the 27th minute. If Sameer Jiragh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Khaled Al Banai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charlbury's supporters rose to their feet, but Khaled Al Banai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marzoq Al Zamel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 36 minutes, Khaled Al Banai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Charlbury's supporters crossed their fingers, but Khaled Al Banai was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Khaled Al Banai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Marzoq Al Zamel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sameer Jiragh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marzoq Al Zamel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khaled Al Banai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Shaftesbury AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Charlbury were winning 0-1.

If Ahmad Shamsah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmad Shamsah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faleh Al Barrak in the 77th minute of play forced Charlbury's goalkeeper Faris Baroun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khaled Al Banai struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Marzoq Al Zamel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Charlbury. Khaled Al Banai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Marzoq Al Zamel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sameer Jiragh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 86 minutes, Khaled Al Banai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Charlbury's supporters crossed their fingers, but Khaled Al Banai was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 89 minutes, Ahmad Shamsah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shaftesbury AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmad Shamsah 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 97th minute, Ahmad Shamsah left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shaftesbury AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The Charlbury players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Shaftesbury AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.