League Play-Off

Melton Mowbray
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yousef Al Sayer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Melton Mowbray United's Yasser Al Shaikh got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sameer Dashti during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 4 played minutes Washington got a freekick which was hit by Sameer Dashti. In the 5th minute Yousef Al Sayer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luai Al Zamel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yousef Al Sayer in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Luai Al Zamel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 10 played minutes Melton Mowbray United got a freekick which was hit by Gawhar Al Khars. Melton Mowbray United's Haider Al Sallal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baqer Al Najdi in the 12th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Melton Mowbray United's Belal Al Azmi got a free kick in the 12th minute. Yousef Al Sayer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Luai Al Zamel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Baqer Al Najdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute, Yousef Al Sayer reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luai Al Zamel. The goal made the score 1-0. When Yousef Al Sayer came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Melton Mowbray United 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 Yousef Al Sayer couldn't finish the play. Haider Al Sallal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baqer Al Najdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Mosalam Al Barrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haider Al Sallal was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. If Baqer Al Najdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the game, Meqdad Shamsah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Washington's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Melton Mowbray United the free kick. When the match had been going on for 41 minutes, Melton Mowbray United's Firas Dehrab got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Luai Al Zamel.

In the 51st minute, Baqer Al Najdi 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. After a defensive mix-up in Melton Mowbray United's zone, Baqer Al Najdi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haider Al Sallal came out of the goal and Baqer Al Najdi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Haider Al Sallal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baqer Al Najdi went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Manaf Bo Hamad kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Yasser Al Shaikh scored 3-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luai Al Zamel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 75 minutes, Yasser Al Shaikh managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Melton Mowbray United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yasser Al Shaikh was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Yousef Al Sayer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melton Mowbray United's supporters rose to their feet, but Yousef Al Sayer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luai Al Zamel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yasser Al Shaikh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Yousef Al Sayer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luai Al Zamel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yasser Al Shaikh, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Talal Bo Abbas kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute, Firas Dehrab sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Washington's Luai Al Zamel didn't even have to move. A collision led to Washington getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Manaf Bo Hamad hit a great ball. In the 86th minute, Yousef Al Sayer made a precise shot to the right of Luai Al Zamel. Washington's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Melton Mowbray United had played much better football throughout.