League Play-Off

Sutton Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ghaith Al Jarah took the kick off in the first half of the match. Omar Bo Abbas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Edrees Al Hajraf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Omar Bo Abbas sped through Mirfield's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Edrees Al Hajraf. In the 13th minute of the match Barakat Dashti shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nader Al Rodhan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Faisal Al Dowaisan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faisal Al Dowaisan in the 17th minute of play forced Sutton's goalkeeper Nader Al Rodhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sutton's Nader Al Rodhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bashar Al Mofede in the 18th minute of play. Nader Al Rodhan came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Mirfield's Faisal Al Dowaisan. But to his dismay, Faisal Al Dowaisan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The supporters of Mirfield booed when Sutton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taqi Al Dosery didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Sutton defense, Bashar Al Mofede kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nader Al Rodhan. The Sutton fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nader Al Rodhan should have stopped the shot. 32 minutes into the match, Bashar Al Mofede notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Sutton's Nader Al Rodhan. Nader Al Rodhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Omar Bo Abbas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sutton's supporters rose to their feet, but Omar Bo Abbas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edrees Al Hajraf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Salam Al Khobaize fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mirfield's protests and gave Salam Al Khobaize a yellow card for diving instead. In the 45th minute, Ghaith Al Jarah reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Edrees Al Hajraf. The goal made the score 2-3. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Faisal Al Dowaisan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nader Al Rodhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faisal Al Dowaisan in the 52nd minute of the match. Saif Al Dowaisan kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Nader Al Rodhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faisal Al Dowaisan in the 56th minute of play. Bashar Al Mofede sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 63 minutes into the match, Mirfield's goal looked a bit too open when Ghaith Al Jarah came free, but Edrees Al Hajraf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edrees Al Hajraf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Bo Abbas in the 66th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, Ghaith Al Jarah cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Edrees Al Hajraf was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 72nd minute of the match Barakat Dashti shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nader Al Rodhan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Faisal Al Dowaisan might have been able to make a better finish in the 73rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nader Al Rodhan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faisal Al Dowaisan ran back to his position shaking his head. Ghaith Al Jarah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Edrees Al Hajraf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Omar Bo Abbas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mnawer Al Khars charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mnawer Al Khars the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fawaz Al Abdullah during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Mirfield booed when Sutton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fawaz Al Abdullah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faisal Al Dowaisan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nader Al Rodhan having to interfere. The supporters of Mirfield booed when Sutton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fawaz Al Abdullah didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Sutton's goal looked a bit too open when Faisal Al Dowaisan came free, but Nader Al Rodhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faisal Al Dowaisan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.