League Play-Off

Timperley Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Farhan Al Rifaee kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the game, Raed Shabakhoh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Frinton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Timperley the free kick. After 2 played minutes Frinton got a freekick which was hit by Raed Shabakhoh. A collision led to Frinton getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Fadhel Bo Abbas hit a great ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Farhan Al Rifaee managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Timperley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Farhan 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. Saher Al Muwail scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nader Al Srae, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Timperley getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Tariq Al Harban hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faleh Al Towatan got free with Eesa Al Jarah in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Saher Al Muwail received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Nader Al Srae tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Faleh Al Towatan 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. 44 minutes into the match, Timperley's Farhan Al Rifaee sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eesa Al Jarah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 46th minute, Tariq Al Harban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Meteb Bo Abbas was the one to do the kick off. When Younis Al Gareb fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frinton's protests and gave Younis Al Gareb a yellow card for diving instead. 52 minutes into the game, one of Frinton:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Timperley a penalty, 54 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aamir Al Bahar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Frinton's Eesa Al Jarah. 1-1. Meteb Bo Abbas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Faleh Al Towatan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Raed Shabakhoh kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. The Frinton fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Frinton's Meteb Bo Abbas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd rose to their feet as Meteb Bo Abbas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nader Al Srae. That made the score 1-3 in the 91 minute of play. Saher Al Muwail blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nader Al Srae having to make a save. The Frinton supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Frinton would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.