League Play-Off

Deal Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Shjae Al Fadhalah started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 7th minute Shjae Al Fadhalah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahmoud Al Hadad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Shjae Al Fadhalah scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mahmoud Al Hadad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22nd minute, Sultan Abol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, Reach's goal looked a bit too open when Mnawer Al Khars came free, but Shabeb Al Rodhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hani Al Abdullah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shjae Al Fadhalah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Mahmoud Al Hadad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Shabeb Al Rodhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mnawer Al Khars in the 32nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Shjae Al Fadhalah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reach's supporters rose to their feet, but Shjae Al Fadhalah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mahmoud Al Hadad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th match minute, Deal City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammad Hayat to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Shjae Al Fadhalah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reach's supporters rose to their feet, but Shjae Al Fadhalah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mahmoud Al Hadad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nasser Al Ali's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shabeb Al Rodhan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Reach were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mnawer Al Khars to strike the kick off in the second half. Sharf Shabakhoh's late challenge caught a Reach's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sharf Shabakhoh helped the player get up and apologised. In the 76th minute of the match, Shjae Al Fadhalah tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mahmoud Al Hadad saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Mnawer Al Khars had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Deal City's Nasser Al Ali suffered a sore thigh after 81 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 82 minutes, Jalal Al Zamel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Reach and the Deal City players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th minute, Hani Al Abdullah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mnawer Al Khars received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Shabeb Al Rodhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Deal City supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Reach's performance. The match ended with a win for Reach.