League Play-Off

Stourbridge Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 16 minutes into the match, Khalaf Al Hindi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Stourbridge's Moner Al Youha. Moner Al Youha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eyad Al Dabos charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eyad Al Dabos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 played minutes Stourbridge got a freekick which was hit by Eyad Al Dabos. Zahid Al Sharah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edrees Al Rodhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. If Anas Hayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Nader Al Saleh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Stourbridge! In the 32nd minute there was a penalty for Southsea. Sharf Al Rifaee stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Moner Al Youha. 0-3. Khalaf Al Hindi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nader Al Saleh hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edrees Al Rodhan to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Edrees Al Rodhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zahid Al Sharah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th match minute, Southsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Morad Shamsah to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute of the match Tamem Al Jarah shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zahid Al Sharah showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Moner Al Youha was a little too slow when Wael Al Rodhan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 74th minute Edrees Al Rodhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zahid Al Sharah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Waheed Al Mofede left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Stourbridge fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. With a little luck, Stourbridge's Moner Al Youha got control of the ball when Khalaf Al Hindi tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Khalaf Al Hindi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anas Hayat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moner Al Youha having to interfere. In the 86th minute of the match, Anas Hayat tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Moner Al Youha saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sharf Al Rifaee took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Moner Al Youha. Stourbridge's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nader Al Saleh's late challenge caught a Southsea's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nader Al Saleh helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Stourbridge getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Nader Al Saleh hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Anas Hayat reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Moner Al Youha. The goal made the score 1-5. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Southsea had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.