League Play-Off

Hailsham
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Oun Al Naqi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aesem Al Motar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oun Al Naqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bognor Regis's Mortada Al Adsani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haider Al Shemali in the 5th minute of play. When Waheed Al Mahmed came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Bognor Regis 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 Waheed Al Mahmed couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haider Al Shemali in the 13th minute of play forced Bognor Regis's goalkeeper Mortada Al Adsani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Mosa Al Banai got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Oun Al Naqi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Aesem Al Motar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute of the match Motlaq Mandane sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aesem Al Motar skillfully saved the ball. Aesem Al Motar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Waheed Al Mahmed in the 21st minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, Bognor Regis's Waheed Al Mahmed nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aesem Al Motar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Mortada Al Adsani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mosa Al Banai in the 28th minute. The supporters of Bognor Regis booed when Hailsham United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jaber Al Herz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Waheed Al Mahmed in the 30th minute of play forced Hailsham United's goalkeeper Aesem Al Motar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Hailsham United's Qasem Al Bloshi got a free kick in the 37th minute. If Oun Al Naqi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the match, Bognor Regis's Waheed Al Mahmed sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aesem Al Motar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 44 minutes into the match, Hailsham United's goal looked a bit too open when Oun Al Naqi came free, but Aesem Al Motar 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 Haider Al Shemali to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Eshaq Al Azmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Haider Al Shemali in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mortada Al Adsani saved Bognor Regis from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Mosa Al Banai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hailsham United's supporters rose to their feet, but Mosa Al Banai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mortada Al Adsani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Bognor Regis getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Waleed Al Holey hit a great ball. Faraj Al Muwail charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faraj Al Muwail the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd match minute, Bognor Regis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faraj Al Muwail to maneuver through the defense. After 64 played minutes, Hailsham United's Yaqoub Al Homaithe shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mortada Al Adsani 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 Hailsham United reached it. The audience was convinced that Oun Al Naqi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aesem Al Motar was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oun Al Naqi in the 88th minute of play forced Hailsham United's goalkeeper Aesem Al Motar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Waheed Al Mahmed had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aesem Al Motar. Hailsham United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Waheed Al Mahmed was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 95 minutes into the match, Hailsham United's goal looked a bit too open when Waleed Al Holey came free, but Aesem Al Motar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oun Al Naqi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aesem Al Motar having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Bognor Regis walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.