League Play-Off

Crosby
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Waheed Khaja made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 played minutes, Kidlington's Luai Dashti shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abdelnaser Al Jarah came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kidlington reached it. Jawad Boften fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelnaser Al Jarah having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jawad Boften in the 12th minute of play forced Crosby AFC's goalkeeper Abdelnaser Al Jarah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th match minute, Crosby AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sultan Al Khaled to maneuver through the defense. Ghasan Al Shaikh was a little too slow when Tamem Al Mahmed got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. If Waheed Khaja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute Faris Al Ajmi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelnaser Al Jarah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelnaser Al Jarah didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Faris Al Ajmi went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 26 minutes, Mubarek Al Qattan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kidlington and the Crosby AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tamem Al Mahmed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Belal Al Khaled hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, Crosby AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Faris Al Ajmi came free, but Abdelnaser Al Jarah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jawad Boften in the 37th minute of play forced Crosby AFC's goalkeeper Abdelnaser Al Jarah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Faris Al Ajmi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdelnaser Al Jarah. Crosby AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faris Al Ajmi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The supporters of Kidlington booed when Crosby AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ebrahem Shabakhoh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jawad Boften struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Abdelnaser Al Jarah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kidlington. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faris Al Ajmi was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Crosby AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ammar Al Hajraf to maneuver through the defense. Abdelnaser Al Jarah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faris Al Ajmi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelnaser Al Jarah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faris Al Ajmi in the 55th minute of play. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Kidlington's Faris Al Ajmi in the 58th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Abdelnaser Al Jarah was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Crosby AFC through an amazing save. After a rather tough play, Crosby AFC's Waheed Khaja got a free kick in the 65th minute. Tamem Al Mahmed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 72 played minutes Crosby AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ebrahem Shabakhoh. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faris Al Ajmi in the 73rd minute of play forced Crosby AFC's goalkeeper Abdelnaser Al Jarah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th match minute, Kidlington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mubarek Al Qattan to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute, Waheed Khaja made a precise shot to the right of Ghasan Al Shaikh. Kidlington's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Kidlington eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.