League Play-Off

Blyth
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ramadan Al Saffar started the match with the kick off. Nader Al Najdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramadan Al Saffar in the 3rd minute of play. If Firas Bahbhani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nader Al Najdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramadan Al Saffar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Habib Bo Abbas during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Firas Bahbhanis short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Nader Al Najdi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faleh Al Adsani during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Wells's Faleh Al Adsani got a free kick in the 25th minute. Ramadan Al Saffar took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nader Al Najdi. Nader Al Najdi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Nader Al Najdi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramadan Al Saffar, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Habib Bo Abbas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Sanad Al Wazan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Saif Al Motaire hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute Wells were awarded a corner. Mansour Al Asuosi went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Wells's Hamdan Al Sarraf to fire away a dangerous shot which Sanad Al Wazan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Faleh Al Adsani made a kick off. Sanad Al Wazan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faleh Al Adsani in the 52nd minute of the match. Nader Al Najdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramadan Al Saffar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wells's Nader Al Najdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Firas Bahbhani in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute Faleh Al Adsani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sanad Al Wazan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Blyth getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Lafi Al Shaikh hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute, Habib Bo Abbas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wells fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Firas Bahbhani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nader Al Najdi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Ramadan Al Saffar notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Wells's Nader Al Najdi. Nader Al Najdi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nader Al Najdi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lafi Al Shaikh, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Wells's zone, Firas Bahbhani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nader Al Najdi came out of the goal and Firas Bahbhani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 94 minutes into the match, Blyth's Ramadan Al Saffar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nader Al Najdi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.