League Play-Off

Cockermouth
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eyad Al Sharah kicked off to start the match. Salem Al Motar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qasem Al Harban having to interfere. Abdelnaser Khaja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdul Rahman Al Zamel in the 11th minute. Abdelnaser Khaja stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eyad Al Sharah's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. If Nabel Al Mosawe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Bishop Stortford's Aesem Jiragh got a free kick in the 24th minute. Eyad Al Sharah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Abdelnaser Khaja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Eyad Al Sharah fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Abdelnaser Khaja, passed just outside the right post. Bishop Stortford's Abdelnaser Khaja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Bishop Stortford from getting a goal against them. Salem Al Motar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qasem Al Harban having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Salem Al Motar made the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Cockermouth got a freekick which was hit by Abdul Rahman Al Zamel. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Saher Al Rifaee managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bishop Stortford's supporters rose to their feet, but Saher Al Rifaee was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qasem Al Harban breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 57th minute Salem Al Motar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qasem Al Harban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Nabel Al Mosawe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelnaser Khaja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Cockermouth's Qasem Al Harban got control of the ball when Saher Al Rifaee tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nabel Al Mosawe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelnaser Khaja having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Eyad Al Sharah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cockermouth's supporters rose to their feet, but Eyad Al Sharah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelnaser Khaja breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Salem Al Motar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bishop Stortford's Salem Al Motar got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saher Al Rifaee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Qasem Al Harban having to interfere. If Salem Al Motar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.