League Play-Off

Nailsworth Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 10 minutes into the match, Ammar Al Ansari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nizar Khaja. Manchester's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ammar Al Ansari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Sayed Al Mehana fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manchester's protests and gave Sayed Al Mehana a yellow card for diving instead. In the 15th match minute, Manchester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sayed Al Mehana to maneuver through the defense. Sadeq Al Banwan in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nizar Khaja, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 16th match minute, Manchester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramadan Al Mansor to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Manchester's Salam Al Bahar got a free kick in the 18th minute. Nizar Khaja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sadeq Al Banwan in the 19th minute. Mubarek Al Muwail succeeded in the game's 20th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. If Rashed Al Hajri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 2-1 became the score in the 29th minute when Sayed Al Mehana elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mubarek Al Muwail in the 34th minute of play forced Manchester's goalkeeper Nizar Khaja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rashed Al Hajri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nizar Khaja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mubarek Al Muwail, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mubarek Al Muwail made a kick off. A long shot from Salah Al Jarah in the 53rd minute of play was well struck, but Abdul Mohsen Al Shemali made a really good save at the right post. Manchester's Sayed Al Mehana got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ammar Al Ansari hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Rashed Al Hajri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdul Mohsen Al Shemali having to make a save. A collision led to Nailsworth getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Hassan Al Besher hit a great ball. Waheed Al Ajmi shot from long distance in the 64th minute, but Abdul Mohsen Al Shemali was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sayed Al Mehana in the 67th minute of play forced Nailsworth's goalkeeper Abdul Mohsen Al Shemali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nizar Khaja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mubarek Al Muwail, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Abdul Mohsen Al Shemali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sayed Al Mehana, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. If Sadeq Al Banwan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Nailsworth getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Karem Al Habshi hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Manchester's Waheed Al Ajmi tried to score from far away in the 88th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Manchester's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.