League Play-Off

Lancaster Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yasen Al Mothaf made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 11thth minute of the game Yasen Al Mothaf who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lancaster's Sadeq Al Ajmi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Lancaster booed when Colchester City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lafi Al Rifaee didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes in the game, Tamem Al Dekhel dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Colchester City's goalkeeper Talib Al Muwail had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tamem Al Dekhel. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Sameer Al Ansari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lancaster's supporters rose to their feet, but Sameer Al Ansari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Talib Al Muwail breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Farooq Al Shati fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colchester City's protests and gave Farooq Al Shati a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Colchester City getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Farooq Al Shati hit a great ball. Talib Al Muwail made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Tamem Al Dekhel sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the match, Lancaster's goal looked a bit too open when Ghasan Hayat came free, but Sadeq Al Ajmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sameer Al Ansari to make the kick off. If Ghasan Hayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sadeq Al Ajmi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yasen Al Mothaf, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The supporters of Colchester City booed when Lancaster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rashed Baroun didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Ghasan Hayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Yasen Al Mothaf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Lancaster's Haider Al Srae got a free kick in the 63rd minute. The supporters of Colchester City booed when Lancaster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marzoq Al Mothaf didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lancaster's Sadeq Al Ajmi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Lancaster from getting a goal against them. Sameer Al Ansari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ghasan Hayat got free with Sadeq Al Ajmi in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st match minute, Colchester City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaffer Dashti to maneuver through the defense. If Tamem Al Dekhel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.