League Play-Off

Sandbach Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Sandbach booed when Haworth FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moath Al Ghanem didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mansour Al Qattamy in the 5th minute of play forced Haworth FC's goalkeeper Msaed Al Rodhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Haworth FC's Msaed Al Rodhan got control of the ball when Dhari Al Rifaee tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Haworth FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Dawood Shamsah hit a great ball. Dhari Al Rifaee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moath Kakoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sajid Al Hammady in the 12th minute of the match. Moath Kakoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saed Bo Resley in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sajid Al Hammady in the 18th minute of play forced Sandbach's goalkeeper Moath Kakoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moath Kakoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saed Bo Resley in the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Haworth FC's Sajid Al Hammady sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Moath Kakoli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sajid Al Hammady fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moath Kakoli having to interfere. Haworth FC were furious when Fahhad Al Sallal was red carded, 31 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Haworth FC! Sandbach's Moath Kakoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dawood Shamsah in the 35th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Sajid Al Hammady 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dhari Al Rifaee got free with Msaed Al Rodhan in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sajid Al Hammady was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th match minute, Haworth FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fawzy Shabakhoh to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, Mansour Al Qattamy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Msaed Al Rodhan. Haworth FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mansour Al Qattamy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After having played for 67 minutes, Sajid Al Hammady managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haworth FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sajid Al Hammady was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Msaed Al Rodhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mansour Al Qattamy in the 75th minute of play. After 78 minutes, Sajid Al Hammady mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Haworth FC and the Sandbach players grew even worse after the yellow card. 85 minutes in the game, Sajid Al Hammady fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Moath Kakoli having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haider Al Qattan during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Haworth FC's Haider Al Qattan got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Dhari Al Rifaee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sandbach's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.