League Play-Off

Ashtead Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ashtead AFC's Mosalam Al Holey started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Shjae Al Mosawe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mosalam Al Holey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamed Al Najdi hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Waheed Kamal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamzah Al Shati in the 11th minute of the match. Ashtead AFC's attentive Jassem Al Hajraf managed to snatch the ball when Talib Al Rifaee made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Hamzah Al Shati charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamzah Al Shati the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jassem Al Hajraf might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Motlaq Al Matrok. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jassem Al Hajraf ran back to his position shaking his head. Mosalam Al Holey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Motlaq Al Matrok tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lafi Al Sayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Ashtead AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamzah Al Shati came free, but Waheed Kamal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jassem Al Hajraf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute Lafi Al Sayer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waheed Kamal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mosalam Al Holey in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Motlaq Al Matrok, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Motlaq Al Matrok stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mosalam Al Holey's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Hamzah Al Shati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Lafi Al Sayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Motlaq Al Matrok showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mosalam Al Holey, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 59 played minutes Haslingfield AFC got a freekick which was hit by Hani Al Bahar. Mosalam Al Holey recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 64th minute Lafi Al Sayer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Waheed Kamal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lafi Al Sayer came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Haslingfield AFC 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 Lafi Al Sayer couldn't finish the play. Hamzah Al Shati received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Waheed Kamal came out and tried to block the shot, but Hamzah Al Shati slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 68th minute. Mosalam Al Holey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Motlaq Al Matrok having to interfere. Lafi Al Sayer scored 0-2 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Waheed Kamal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A throw-in in the 79th minute of the game was made by Talib Al Rifaee with Lafi Al Sayer as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hamzah Al Shati got free with Waheed Kamal in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute of the match, Aqel Sarkhoh tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Waheed Kamal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Waheed Kamal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aqel Sarkhoh, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Hamzah Al Shati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Haslingfield AFC's Aqel Sarkhoh got a free kick in the 90th minute. After 92 played minutes Haslingfield AFC got a freekick which was hit by Hamzah Al Shati. Although Ashtead AFC had been in control for most of the match, Haslingfield AFC still came away with the win.