League Play-Off

Nantwich Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Riad Al Bloshi made the kick off and thus started the match. Aesem Kakoli kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Sobah Al Shaikh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saif Al Kandere having to interfere. Emad Al Banwan hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute of the match Khaled Al Matrok shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saif Al Kandere showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Nantwich AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Riad Al Bloshi came free, but Sarhan Al Banwan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Riad Al Bloshi in the 21st minute of play forced Nantwich AFC's goalkeeper Sarhan Al Banwan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Wetherby FC's Gawhar Al Shaikh got a free kick in the 26th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Dawood Al Ali cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Saif Al Kandere was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saed Al Khaled during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Wetherby FC booed when Nantwich AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saed Al Khaled didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sobah Al Shaikh in the 42nd minute of play forced Wetherby FC's goalkeeper Saif Al Kandere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Dawood Al Ali could shoot a difficult shot in the 45th minute, which Saif Al Kandere however easily saved by the left post. Dawood Al Ali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sobah Al Shaikh stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Saif Al Kandere stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sobah Al Shaikh's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gawhar Al Shaikh during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Wetherby FC's Gawhar Al Shaikh got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 56 minutes into the match, Dawood Al Ali notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Wetherby FC's Saif Al Kandere. Saif Al Kandere was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nantwich AFC's Dawood Al Ali pulled a muscle in his back after 61 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Monther Al Saffar during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Riad Al Bloshi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sarhan Al Banwan was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. 72 minutes into the match, Riad Al Bloshi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sarhan Al Banwan, 3-1. In the 75th minute, Wetherby FC's Riad Al Bloshi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sarhan Al Banwan. Sarhan Al Banwan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. When Jaffer Al Mansor came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Wetherby FC 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 Jaffer Al Mansor couldn't finish the play. Sarhan Al Banwan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaffer Al Mansor in the 87th minute. Sobah Al Shaikh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Jaffer Al Mansor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 98th minute Riad Al Bloshi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sarhan Al Banwan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.