League Play-Off

Kidlington
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kidlington United's Fared Al Ateqi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mamon Shadad took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rajab Al Sarraf. Rajab Al Sarraf dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Anwar Al Ramzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Najim Shadad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, Kidlington United's goal looked a bit too open when Tamem Al Sayer came free, but Rajab Al Sarraf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match Hussain Al Hadad shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Najim Shadad showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute, Yaqoot Al Ateqi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 29th minute, Zaher Baroun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esmael Al Towatan during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Kidlington United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esmael Al Towatan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sadeq Al Matrok in the 35th minute of play forced Kidlington United's goalkeeper Rajab Al Sarraf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sadeq Al Matrok stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Adham Ghadhanfer charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adham Ghadhanfer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd match minute, Kentish Town AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adham Ghadhanfer to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Hussain Al Hadad sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kentish Town AFC's Najim Shadad didn't even have to move. Anwar Al Ramzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Najim Shadad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anwar Al Ramzi ran back to his position shaking his head. Najim Shadad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fared Al Ateqi in the 55th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Kidlington United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sadeq Al Matrok fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sadeq Al Matrok in the 64th minute of play forced Kidlington United's goalkeeper Rajab Al Sarraf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anwar Al Ramzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the match, Kentish Town AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Fared Al Ateqi came free, but Najim Shadad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Kidlington United's goal looked a bit too open when Sadeq Al Matrok came free, but Rajab Al Sarraf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Anwar Al Ramzi notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Kentish Town AFC's Najim Shadad. Najim Shadad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st minute, Anwar Al Ramzi 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 rather tough play, Kidlington United's Fared Al Ateqi got a free kick in the 82nd minute. The supporters of Kidlington United booed when Kentish Town AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emad Al Hashash didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hussain Al Hadad didn't quite understand what happened when in the 90 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. Fared Al Ateqi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.