League Play-Off

Mevagissey Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Qutada Al Motaire kicked off to start the match. Mevagissey AFC's Ebrahem Al Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sameer Al Mulaifi in the 4th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mevagissey AFC's Majed Al Youha got a free kick in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Fuad Al Mosawe recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Moath Al Bana. Fuad Al Mosawe showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Harefield's Sameer Al Mulaifi got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamdan Al Herz kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 22 played minutes, Harefield's Ammar Al Asuosi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ebrahem Al Nasser came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Harefield reached it. Nizar Al Abdullah blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Moath Al Bana having to make a save. In the 24th minute of the match, Fuad Al Mosawe got a very nice opportunity to score, but Moath Al Bana was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Qutada Al Motaire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ebrahem Al Nasser having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Moath Al Bana successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Fuad Al Mosawe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, Ramadan Al Hajri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Nizar Al Abdullah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nizar Al Abdullah 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. Moath Al Bana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nizar Al Abdullah in the 40th minute of the match. If Qutada Al Motaire had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sameer Al Mulaifi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hamdan Al Herz fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mevagissey AFC's protests and gave Hamdan Al Herz a yellow card for diving instead. Hamdan Al Herz kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Nizar Al Abdullah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Mevagissey AFC's Ebrahem Al Nasser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qutada Al Motaire in the 53rd minute of play. Harefield's Qutada Al Motaire was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 56th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Naji Al Mahmed's late challenge caught a Mevagissey AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Naji Al Mahmed helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute, Naji Al Mahmed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Fuad Al Mosawe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mevagissey AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fuad Al Mosawe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Moath Al Bana breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qutada Al Motaire in the 64th minute of play forced Mevagissey AFC's goalkeeper Ebrahem Al Nasser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Qutada Al Motaire in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ebrahem Al Nasser prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Baqer Al Qatam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ebrahem Al Nasser having to interfere. Qutada Al Motaire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Ebrahem Al Nasser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rajab Al Adsani took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Moath Al Bana. Harefield's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Harefield's zone, Fuad Al Mosawe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moath Al Bana came out of the goal and Fuad Al Mosawe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sameer Al Mulaifi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Qutada Al Motaire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ebrahem Al Nasser having to interfere. The Harefield players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Mevagissey AFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.