League Play-Off

North Petherton Stad
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nizar Al Sohali made the kick off and thus started the match. Enfield United's Meshari Al Herz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nizar Al Sohali in the 9th minute of play. Ghazi Al Ajmi in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Meshari Al Herz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sanad Kamal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sharf Bahbhani having to interfere. If Naji Al Hashash had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ayoob Al Hadhod's late challenge caught a North Petherton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ayoob Al Hadhod helped the player get up and apologised. Ayoob Al Hadhod hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 21st match minute, Enfield United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bader Al Naqi to maneuver through the defense. If Nizar Al Sohali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of North Petherton booed when Enfield United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shehab Al Banai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nizar Al Sohali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Meshari Al Herz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Enfield United's goalkeeper Meshari Al Herz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Enfield United's Naji Al Hashash got a free kick in the 41st minute. Ghazi Al Ajmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Meshari Al Herz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ghazi Al Ajmi scored 1-0 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Meshari Al Herz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Naji Al Hashash stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Sanad Kamal came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Enfield United 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 Sanad Kamal couldn't finish the play. In the 57th minute, Ghazi Al Ajmi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The North Petherton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When Nizar Al Sohali came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the North Petherton 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 Nizar Al Sohali couldn't finish the play. A collision led to North Petherton getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Salem Al Shati hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the game, Khaled Al Harban was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Enfield United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave North Petherton the free kick. In the 81st minute, Bader Al Naqi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nizar Al Sohali 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. The audience was convinced that Ghazi Al Ajmi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Meshari Al Herz was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. North Petherton's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.