League Play-Off

Keggers Hill Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Saif Al Barrak started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Saif Al Barrak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mortada Al Mahmed was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Mortada Al Mahmed took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sror Taqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saif Al Barrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saif Al Barrak scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mortada Al Mahmed, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Saif Al Barrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 25th minute of the match Hamed Al Arbash shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdul Rahman Al Shemali showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sror Taqi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mortada Al Mahmed read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Sror Taqi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mortada Al Mahmed having to interfere. When Shaban Sarkhoh came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Keggers Hill 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 Shaban Sarkhoh couldn't finish the play. Nizar Al Herz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half New Marske were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shaban Sarkhoh made a kick off. In the 54th minute, New Marske's Sror Taqi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mortada Al Mahmed. Mortada Al Mahmed yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Saif Al Barrak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Mortada Al Mahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd match minute, New Marske was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eyad Al Muwail to maneuver through the defense. Mortada Al Mahmed showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saif Al Barrak, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. New Marske's Eyad Al Dowaisan got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mortada Al Mahmed made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sror Taqi in the 79th minute. Keggers Hill's Mortada Al Mahmed proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Keggers Hill from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute Ghaith Boften shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdul Rahman Al Shemali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ghaith Boften had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdul Rahman Al Shemali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shaban Sarkhoh in the 85th minute of play. When Sror Taqi came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the New Marske 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 Sror Taqi couldn't finish the play. Mortada Al Mahmed showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saif Al Barrak in the 97th minute of the match. The Keggers Hill supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching New Marske's performance. The match ended with a win for New Marske.