League Play-Off

Whiteley
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bashar Kakoli took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bashar Kakoli in the 10th minute of play forced Brompton City's goalkeeper Saed Shadad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Bashar Kakoli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saed Shadad was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Ayman Al Saffar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Bashar Kakoli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saed Shadad was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Gawhar Al Abdullah hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. When Zahid Al Mahmed came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Whiteley AFC 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 Zahid Al Mahmed couldn't finish the play. After 18 minutes, Sulaiman Al Khobaize mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brompton City and the Whiteley AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th match minute, Brompton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sulaiman Al Khobaize to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Brompton City booed when Whiteley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mamon Al Dosery didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zahid Al Mahmed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saed Shadad having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Ayman Al Saffar notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Whiteley AFC's Lafi Al Shemali. Lafi Al Shemali was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 29 minutes into the match, Whiteley AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ayman Al Saffar came free, but Lafi Al Shemali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ebrahem Al Khobaize might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lafi Al Shemali. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ebrahem Al Khobaize ran back to his position shaking his head. Lafi Al Shemali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayman Al Saffar in the 33rd minute of play. Ebrahem Al Khobaize sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ayman Al Saffar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lafi Al Shemali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayman Al Saffar in the 42nd minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ebrahem Al Khobaize to strike the kick off in the second half. Bashar Kakoli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lafi Al Shemali made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Ayman Al Saffar sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute, Salim Al Rifaee had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. 60 minutes into the game, Abdelnaser Al Wazan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Whiteley AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brompton City the free kick. Abdelnaser Al Wazan hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. The supporters of Brompton City booed when Whiteley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zahid Al Mahmed didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ayman Al Saffar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Lafi Al Shemali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute, Mamon Al Dosery hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mohammad Al Gareb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Saed Shadad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zahid Al Mahmed in the 74th minute of the match. In the 79th match minute, Whiteley AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelnaser Al Wazan to maneuver through the defense. If Ayman Al Saffar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lafi Al Shemali came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Brompton City's Ayman Al Saffar. But to his dismay, Ayman Al Saffar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After 92 played minutes Whiteley AFC got a freekick which was hit by Mamon Al Dosery. A collision led to Whiteley AFC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Bashar Kakoli hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gawhar Al Abdullah during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gawhar Al Abdullah hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Brompton City had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.