League Play-Off

Manchester Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sayed Al Mehana made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd match minute, Manchester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramadan Al Mansor to maneuver through the defense. Rising Bridge's Faris Al Mulaifi suffered a sore thigh after 5 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 5 minutes, Salam Al Bahar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester and the Rising Bridge players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, Salam Al Bahar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rising Bridge's Nawaf Al Qatam couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Manchester. In the 12th minute, Sayed Al Mehana fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some careless play in the Manchester defense, Yaseen Al Sharaf kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nizar Khaja. The Manchester fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nizar Khaja should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute, Mohammad Al Khobaize hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Rising Bridge's goal looked a bit too open when Sayed Al Mehana came free, but Saed Al Banwan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sayed Al Mehana was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. Manchester's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Yaseen Al Sharaf came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Rising Bridge 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 Yaseen Al Sharaf couldn't finish the play. Yaseen Al Sharaf 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yaseen Al Sharaf in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nizar Khaja prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yaseen Al Sharaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rashed Al Hajri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Saed Al Banwan having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Rising Bridge's Rashed Al Khobaize got a free kick in the 38th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rising Bridge's zone, Sayed Al Mehana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saed Al Banwan came out of the goal and Sayed Al Mehana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Saed Al Banwan made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Rashed Al Hajri sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute Yaseen Al Sharaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizar Khaja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Yaseen Al Sharaf made the kick off in the second half. Mohammad Al Khobaize struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Nizar Khaja didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rising Bridge. The audience was convinced that Sayed Al Mehana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saed Al Banwan was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Nizar Khaja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yaseen Al Sharaf in the 60th minute. Mohammad Al Khobaize hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute of the match Waheed Al Ajmi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saed Al Banwan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sayed Al Mehana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Saed Al Banwan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sayed Al Mehana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rashed Al Hajri in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saed Al Banwan saved Rising Bridge from getting behind. Yaseen Al Sharafs short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Nizar Khaja to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 79 minutes, Yaseen Al Sharaf managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rising Bridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yaseen Al Sharaf was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Salam Al Bahar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Saed Al Banwan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Rising Bridge's zone, Sayed Al Mehana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saed Al Banwan came out of the goal and Sayed Al Mehana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th minute, Sayed Al Mehana made a precise shot to the right of Saed Al Banwan. Rising Bridge's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.