League Play-Off

Mildenhall Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dhari Mandane kicked off to start the match. Anas Al Gareb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dhari Mandane scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 23 minutes into the match, Mildenhall AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Dhari Mandane came free, but Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dhari Mandane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mansour Al Jalahma charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mansour Al Jalahma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mansour Al Jalahma hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anas Al Gareb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dhari Mandane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Hani Al Shemali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mildenhall AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hani Al Shemali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yaqoub Al Hindi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 41 minutes into the match, Hurdcott's goalkeeper Yaqoub Al Hindi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Haider Boften. After some careless play in the Hurdcott defense, Haider Boften kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yaqoub Al Hindi. The Hurdcott fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yaqoub Al Hindi should have stopped the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hani Al Shemali was the one to do the kick off. Hani Al Shemali 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. Hani Al Shemali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 63 minutes, Haider Boften managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mildenhall AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haider Boften was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yaqoub Al Hindi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hani Al Shemali in the 68th minute of play. When Hani Al Shemali came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Mildenhall 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 Hani Al Shemali couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dhari Mandane in the 80th minute of play forced Mildenhall AFC's goalkeeper Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dhari Mandane in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdul Rahman Al Hadhod prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Hurdcott booed when Mildenhall AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mansour Al Jalahma didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Hurdcott getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Hamad Khaja hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Hurdcott players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mildenhall AFC.