League Play-Off

Purfleet Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Sajid Al Rifaee took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Eyad Al Khaled to make any attempt to save it. In the 6th minute, Othman Al Khames 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. Sajid Al Rifaee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Eyad Al Khaled tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohammad Al Adsani might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Waleed Al Banwan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mohammad Al Adsani ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 12th minute, Eyad Dashti 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. Mahmoud Kakoli kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Bedlington's Meshari Al Sohali got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Purfleet's Jalal Al Barrak got a free kick in the 18th minute. Naji Al Abdullah was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 18th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Mohammad Al Adsani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bedlington's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohammad Al Adsani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waleed Al Banwan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eyad Al Khaled made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sajid Al Rifaee in the 22nd minute of play. After 23 played minutes Bedlington got a freekick which was hit by Sayed Al Balool. Sajid Al Rifaee recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Mohammad Al Adsani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Othman Al Khames could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Eyad Al Khaled made a huge save. In the 39th minute Mohammad Al Adsani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waleed Al Banwan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Meshari Al Sohali's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waleed Al Banwan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Waleed Al Banwan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohammad Al Adsani in the 45th minute of the match. Sajid Al Rifaee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eyad Al Khaled having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Meshari Al Sohali made the kick off in the second half. If Othman Al Khames had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sajid Al Rifaee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Eyad Al Khaled tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th match minute, Purfleet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahmoud Kakoli to maneuver through the defense. Waleed Al Banwan was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Naji Al Abdullah. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Mohammad Al Adsani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bedlington's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohammad Al Adsani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waleed Al Banwan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 70 minutes, Sajid Al Rifaee managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purfleet's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sajid Al Rifaee was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sajid Al Rifaee in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eyad Al Khaled prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Waleed Al Banwan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meshari Al Sohali in the 77th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes Purfleet got a freekick which was hit by Hakem Al Jalahma. Mohammad Al Adsani struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Waleed Al Banwan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bedlington. Eyad Al Khaled stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sajid Al Rifaee's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Purfleet's Othman Al Khames got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sajid Al Rifaee might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eyad Al Khaled. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sajid Al Rifaee ran back to his position shaking his head. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.