League Play-Off

South Benfleet
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nayef Al Najdi got the match started through his kick off. Gibrel Sarkhoh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Najim Al Rodhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nayef Al Najdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute, Ghazi Bo Hamad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yousef Al Mahmed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gibrel Sarkhoh having to interfere. Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC's Derar Abo Al Hasan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC from getting a goal against them. Nayef Al Najdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute, Nayef Al Najdi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gibrel Sarkhoh was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The supporters of Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC booed when South Benfleet FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rida Al Hajraf didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute Nayef Al Najdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gibrel Sarkhoh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th match minute, South Benfleet FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mubarek Al Youha to maneuver through the defense. Mansour Kakoli took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gibrel Sarkhoh. South Benfleet FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 35 played minutes South Benfleet FC got a freekick which was hit by Mubarek Al Youha. In the 39th minute Nayef Al Najdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gibrel Sarkhoh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC's Yousef Al Mahmed got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yousef Al Mahmed might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gibrel Sarkhoh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yousef Al Mahmed ran back to his position shaking his head. Yousef Al Mahmed might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gibrel Sarkhoh. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yousef Al Mahmed ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Malik Al Amer made the kick off in the second half. Yousef Al Mahmed could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Gibrel Sarkhoh made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Yousef Al Mahmed managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yousef Al Mahmed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gibrel Sarkhoh breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Shjae Al Shati's late challenge caught a Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Shjae Al Shati helped the player get up and apologised. In the 57th match minute, South Benfleet FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shjae Al Shati to maneuver through the defense. South Benfleet FC's Gibrel Sarkhoh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nayef Al Najdi in the 60th minute of play. When Malik Al Amer came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the South Benfleet 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 Malik Al Amer couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nayef Al Najdi in the 64th minute of play forced South Benfleet FC's goalkeeper Gibrel Sarkhoh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Derar Abo Al Hasan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jalal Al Mansor, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a defensive mix-up in South Benfleet FC's zone, Yousef Al Mahmed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gibrel Sarkhoh came out of the goal and Yousef Al Mahmed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gibrel Sarkhoh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nayef Al Najdi in the 73rd minute of the match. Jalal Al Mansor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 81st minute, Malik Al Amer made a precise shot to the right of Derar Abo Al Hasan. Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Malik Al Amer managed to get in a good position for a shot. South Benfleet FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Malik Al Amer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Derar Abo Al Hasan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC defense, Malik Al Amer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Derar Abo Al Hasan. The Saltburn-by-the-sea AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Derar Abo Al Hasan should have stopped the shot. Gibrel Sarkhoh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nayef Al Najdi in the 90th minute of the match. Wasel Al Matrok charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Wasel Al Matrok the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th minute, Nayef Al Najdi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gibrel Sarkhoh. The goal made the score 2-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.