League Play-Off

Thame Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Foulsham's Fahhad Al Ramzi 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. Ali Al Qattan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fahhad Al Ramzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute of the match Msaed Kakoli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Salem Al Youha skillfully saved the ball. In the 14th minute Saleh Al Arbash shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salem Al Youha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Maitham Al Banwan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Foulsham booed when Thame FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tariq Kakoli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Msaed Kakoli took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Salem Al Youha. Thame FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Foulsham's goalkeeper Adnan Al Muwail had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Al Qattan. When Maitham Al Banwan came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Thame FC 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 Maitham Al Banwan couldn't finish the play. Meqdad Baroun charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Meqdad Baroun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Ali Al Qattan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Thame FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Al Qattan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adnan Al Muwail breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Saleh Al Arbash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Nasser Al Mosawe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fahhad Al Ramzi in the 39th minute of play forced Thame FC's goalkeeper Salem Al Youha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fahhad Al Ramzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tariq Kakoli charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tariq Kakoli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Thame FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tariq Kakoli to maneuver through the defense. The corner led to Foulsham's Nasser Al Mosawe getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maitham Al Banwan to make the kick off. A collision led to Foulsham getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Yaqoub Shalan hit a great ball. Salem Al Youha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saleh Al Arbash in the 59th minute. If Ali Al Qattan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saleh Al Arbash fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salem Al Youha having to interfere. Saleh Al Arbash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saleh Al Arbash could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Salem Al Youha made a huge save. Saleh Al Arbash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salem Al Youha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saleh Al Arbash in the 81st minute. Maitham Al Banwan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Adnan Al Muwail tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salem Al Youha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fahhad Al Ramzi in the 94th minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Maitham Al Banwan notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Foulsham's Adnan Al Muwail. Adnan Al Muwail was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.