League Play-Off

Corby
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shehab Al Shati started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Corby getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Talal Al Rifaee hit a great ball. Corby's Masuod Al Homaithe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faleh Al Mothaf in the 5th minute of play. Corby's Masuod Al Homaithe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hassan Shrean in the 6th minute of play. Faleh Al Mothaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Masuod Al Homaithe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Talal Al Rifaee took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abdul Mohsen Al Mehana. Old Bexley United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Corby's Shehab Al Shati in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Old Bexley United's goalie prevented a goal. Farhan Hayat struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Abdul Mohsen Al Mehana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corby. Abdul Mohsen Al Mehana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shehab Al Shati, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Hassan Shrean struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Masuod Al Homaithe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Old Bexley United. Old Bexley United's Abdul Mohsen Al Mehana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Old Bexley United from getting a goal against them. After 32 minutes of play, Old Bexley United's Faleh Al Mothaf made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Masuod Al Homaithe was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 35th minute, Corby's Shehab Al Shati dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Saher Abo Al Hasan scored 1-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Masuod Al Homaithe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hassan Shrean's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Masuod Al Homaithe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Shehab Al Shati managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Shehab Al Shati was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Faleh Al Mothaf was the one to do the kick off. With an all-out effort, Old Bexley United's Masuod Al Homaithe threw himself towards the right post 57 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Faleh Al Mothaf, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 58 played minutes, Old Bexley United's Mamon Al Jalahma shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Masuod Al Homaithe 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 Old Bexley United reached it. Farooq Baroun charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Farooq Baroun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Farooq Baroun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faleh Al Mothaf struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Masuod Al Homaithe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Old Bexley United. Hassan Shrean might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Masuod Al Homaithe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hassan Shrean ran back to his position shaking his head. Hassan Shrean recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 83rd minute, Faleh Al Mothaf reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Masuod Al Homaithe. The goal made the score 1-3. Old Bexley United's Abdul Mohsen Al Mehana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shehab Al Shati in the 87th minute of play. Farhan Hayat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdul Mohsen Al Mehana having to interfere. The Old Bexley United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Old Bexley United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.