League Play-Off

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Shaheen Al Zamel made the kick off which started today's match. Shaheen Al Sohali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mostafa Baroun, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Redbourn's goal looked a bit too open when Shaheen Al Zamel came free, but Faisal Sarkhoh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Mostafa Baroun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Redbourn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Central Malaver the free kick. In the 10th minute, Mostafa Baroun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edrees Shadad hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Central Malaver's Moath Bo Resley tried to score from far away in the 13th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After having played for 16 minutes, Mansour Al Balool managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Redbourn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mansour Al Balool was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Basel Al Matrok had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Faisal Sarkhoh. Redbourn's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Basel Al Matrok was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, Redbourn's goal looked a bit too open when Basel Al Matrok came free, but Faisal Sarkhoh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mansour Al Balool came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Redbourn 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 Mansour Al Balool couldn't finish the play. Mostafa Baroun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th match minute, Central Malaver was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shehab Al Srae to maneuver through the defense. Redbourn's Esam Al Besher couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 30th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Central Malaver. Mansour Al Balool sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shaheen Al Sohali made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Mansour Al Balool sent off a good shot on target. If Mostafa Baroun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The long shot by Edrees Shadad in the 44th minute really tested Shaheen Al Sohali's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mostafa Baroun made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Shaban Jiragh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Redbourn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Central Malaver the free kick. Shaheen Al Sohali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansour Al Balool, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Redbourn's Mostafa Baroun got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Mostafa Baroun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shaheen Al Sohali. Central Malaver's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mostafa Baroun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Mansour Al Balool fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaheen Al Sohali having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mansour Al Balool in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Shaheen Al Sohali prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mansour Al Balool sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Shaheen Al Sohali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mostafa Baroun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Redbourn's Mansour Al Balool sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shaheen Al Sohali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Shaheen Al Sohali came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Redbourn's Mansour Al Balool. But to his dismay, Mansour Al Balool quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Shaheen Al Zamel charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shaheen Al Zamel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Mostafa Baroun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Redbourn's supporters rose to their feet, but Mostafa Baroun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shaheen Al Sohali breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Shaheen Al Sohali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mostafa Baroun in the 93rd minute of play. Faisal Sarkhoh didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Central Malaver's Shaheen Al Zamel shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Central Malaver succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Redbourn had controlled the match.