League Play-Off

Liss
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sayer Al Khobaize took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sedlescombe City's zone, Eyad Al Naqi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yousef Bo Shehri came out of the goal and Eyad Al Naqi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wael Al Holey hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Sedlescombe City's Kamal Al Bana couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 11th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Liss City. Sayer Al Khobaize's late challenge caught a Liss City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sayer Al Khobaize helped the player get up and apologised. Sayer Al Khobaize hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Rajab Al Sherazi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yousef Bo Shehri made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Eyad Al Naqi sent off a good shot on target. In the 32nd minute Sedlescombe City were awarded a corner. Kamal Al Bana went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eyad Al Naqi got free with Yousef Bo Shehri in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yasen Al Ateqi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yousef Bo Shehri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eyad Al Naqi in the 40th minute. Talib Al Dowaisan hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. When Yasen Al Ateqi came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Liss City 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 Yasen Al Ateqi couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yasen Al Ateqi to make the kick off. Mahmoud Taqis short, quick shot in the 51stth minute got Tariq Al Dabos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasen Al Ateqi in the 52nd minute of play forced Sedlescombe City's goalkeeper Yousef Bo Shehri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Naji Al Mehana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sedlescombe City's Sayer Al Khobaize got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mahmoud Taqi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Tariq Al Dabos made a huge save. Yasen Al Ateqi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahmoud Taqi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mosa Al Srae kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Yousef Bo Shehri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yasen Al Ateqi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tariq Al Dabos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sayer Al Khobaize in the 81st minute of the match. Sedlescombe City's Yousef Bo Shehri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasen Al Ateqi in the 83rd minute of play. Seraj Khaja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Tariq Al Dabos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sedlescombe City's Yousef Bo Shehri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasen Al Ateqi in the 88th minute of play. If Eesa Al Azmi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.