League Play-Off

Burnham Stadium
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. Shehab Al Fadhalah started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nemir Boland in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Othman Al Motar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Burnham FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Karem Al Zamel hit a great ball. In the 14th minute, Nemir Boland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Othman Al Motar was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Burnham FC's Qais Al Dosery got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Shehab Al Fadhalah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Mahmoud Al Harban tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th match minute, Burnham FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salim Shamsah to maneuver through the defense. Mahmoud Al Harban made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Qais Al Dosery sent off a good shot on target. After 25 played minutes Burnham FC got a freekick which was hit by Adem Al Habshi. Yaseen Al Azmi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Othman Al Motar. Burnham FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Othman Al Motar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nemir Boland in the 28th minute of play. Nemir Boland fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Othman Al Motar having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmad Al Dabos in the 32nd minute of play forced Burnham FC's goalkeeper Othman Al Motar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 played minutes Burnham FC got a freekick which was hit by Salim Shamsah. Nemir Boland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Othman Al Motar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nemir Boland came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Kelvedon 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 Nemir Boland couldn't finish the play. Shehab Al Fadhalah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Mahmoud Al Harban tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Kelvedon City were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Salim Shamsah kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Burnham FC's Othman Al Motar got control of the ball when Ahmad Al Dabos tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Nemir Boland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 74 played minutes Burnham FC got a freekick which was hit by Sadeq Al Hajraf. 78 minutes into the game, Burnham FC's Shehab Al Fadhalah nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mahmoud Al Harban made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 87th minute, Sadeq Al Hajraf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 89th minute Shehab Al Fadhalah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahmoud Al Harban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Kelvedon City defense, Qais Al Dosery kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mahmoud Al Harban. The Kelvedon City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mahmoud Al Harban should have stopped the shot. In the 93rd minute of the game, Qais Al Dosery landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. 94 minutes into the game, Yaseen Al Azmi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kelvedon City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Burnham FC the free kick. Burnham FC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Kelvedon City to leave the ground with a draw.