League Play-Off

Foulsham Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fahhad Al Ramzi made the kick off which started today's match. Ebrahem Al Ramzi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 4th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Jawad Al Sharah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Adnan Al Muwail tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Saleh Al Arbash had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ebrahem Al Ramzi was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Saleh Al Arbash capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Saleh Al Arbash really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After a rather tough play, Grange-over-Sands FC's Yousef Al Motaire got a free kick in the 17th minute. Saleh Al Arbash sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 minutes, Salim Al Sharaf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grange-over-Sands FC and the Foulsham players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ebrahem Al Ramzi had in the 24thth minute some difficulties stopping Msaed Kakoli's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Grange-over-Sands FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Msaed Kakoli scored to the left of an out of position Ebrahem Al Ramzi, making the score, 3-0. 29 minutes into the game, Meqdad Baroun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Foulsham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grange-over-Sands FC the free kick. In the 33rd minute Jawad Al Sharah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adnan Al Muwail saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Grange-over-Sands FC booed when Foulsham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yaqoub Shalan didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ghazi Al Khaled had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Foulsham's goalkeeper Adnan Al Muwail, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Grange-over-Sands FC's Ebrahem Al Ramzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Grange-over-Sands FC from getting a goal against them. Adnan Al Muwail showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ghazi Al Khaled, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ali Al Motar's late challenge caught a Foulsham's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Al Motar helped the player get up and apologised. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jawad Al Sharah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Ghazi Al Khaled 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. Adnan Al Muwail made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jawad Al Sharah in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute, one of Foulsham:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Foulsham. In the 72nd minute Fahhad Al Ramzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ebrahem Al Ramzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jawad Al Sharah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Adnan Al Muwail tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ghazi Al Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute Fahhad Al Ramzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ebrahem Al Ramzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Grange-over-Sands FC's Adnan Al Muwail threw himself towards the right post 99 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jawad Al Sharah, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.