League Play-Off

Kinlet Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Basem Bo Resley made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Awwad Al Wazan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Taqi Al Ansari was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, Tamworth City's goal looked a bit too open when Awwad Al Wazan came free, but Taqi Al Ansari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habib Al Muwail lost his temper 16 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 15 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kinlet FC! Kinlet FC:s Ali Sarkhoh showed great skill when he stopped Qasem Baroun:s penalty. Sarhan Al Dekhel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 21st minute, Manaf Al Saffar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Basem Bo Resley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 27 minutes into the match, Kinlet FC's goal looked a bit too open when Basem Bo Resley came free, but Ali Sarkhoh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nasser Dashti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Sarkhoh was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, Basem Bo Resley notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Kinlet FC's Ali Sarkhoh. Ali Sarkhoh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ali Sarkhoh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basem Bo Resley, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Tariq Shrean fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Sarkhoh having to interfere. If Nasser Dashti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Nasser Dashti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tamworth City's supporters rose to their feet, but Nasser Dashti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Sarkhoh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ali Sarkhoh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basem Bo Resley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Tamworth City were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Othman Al Balool to make the kick off. Nasser Dashti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Sarkhoh was a little too slow when Basem Bo Resley got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 0-2. Ali Sarkhoh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basem Bo Resley, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. When Sarhan Al Dekhel fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kinlet FC's protests and gave Sarhan Al Dekhel a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Kinlet FC's Sarhan Al Dekhel got a free kick in the 64th minute. Qasem Baroun took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ali Sarkhoh. Kinlet FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Nasser Dashti notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Kinlet FC's Ali Sarkhoh. Ali Sarkhoh was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Othman Al Balool took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Taqi Al Ansari. Taqi Al Ansari dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Taqi Al Ansari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Othman Al Balool in the 81st minute of the match. If Basem Bo Resley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Othman Al Balool received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Taqi Al Ansari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yaqoub Al Mulaifi kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After having played for 92 minutes, Rida Abo Al Hasan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kinlet FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rida Abo Al Hasan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Manaf Al Ateqi hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Kinlet FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tamworth City's performance. The match ended with a win for Tamworth City.