League Play-Off

Harefield Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aesem Al Mothaf took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aesem Al Mothaf in the 3rd minute of play forced Harefield's goalkeeper Nabel Al Youha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nabel Al Youha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Malik Al Attar's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Belal Bo Qamaz during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Harefield's zone, Waheed Shabakhoh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nabel Al Youha came out of the goal and Waheed Shabakhoh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdul Mohsen Al Dabos in the 16th minute of play forced Ainsdale City's goalkeeper Gibrel Al Dosery to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shaker Al Wazan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes in the game, Abdul Mohsen Al Dabos fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Gibrel Al Dosery having to interfere. Gibrel Al Dosery made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Shaker Al Wazan sent off a good shot on target. Nabel Al Youha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malik Al Attar, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Mostafa Al Sherazi kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Abdul Mohsen Al Dabos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gibrel Al Dosery came out and tried to block the shot, but Abdul Mohsen Al Dabos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 38th minute. Malik Al Attar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Nabel Al Youha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nabel Al Youha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aesem Al Mothaf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdul Mohsen Al Dabos to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Ainsdale City defense, Shaker Al Wazan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gibrel Al Dosery. The Ainsdale City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gibrel Al Dosery should have stopped the shot. Mostafa Al Sherazi's late challenge caught a Harefield's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mostafa Al Sherazi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ainsdale City getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Mostafa Al Sherazi hit a great ball. Malik Al Attar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Nabel Al Youha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nabel Al Youha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Malik Al Attar in the 65th minute. Malik Al Attar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nabel Al Youha having to make a save. Nabel Al Youha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aesem Al Mothaf's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. After some careless play in the Ainsdale City defense, Abdul Mohsen Al Dabos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gibrel Al Dosery. The Ainsdale City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gibrel Al Dosery should have stopped the shot. Nabel Al Youha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aesem Al Mothaf, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 81st match minute, Harefield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basem Al Rodhan to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 83 minutes, Malik Al Attar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ainsdale City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Malik Al Attar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aesem Al Mothaf in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nabel Al Youha saved Harefield from getting behind. Aesem Al Mothaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Nabel Al Youha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nabel Al Youha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aesem Al Mothaf in the 87th minute. Malik Al Attar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nabel Al Youha read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Abdul Mohsen Al Dabos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Gibrel Al Dosery tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ainsdale City's Aesem Al Mothaf got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Basem Al Rodhan fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harefield's protests and gave Basem Al Rodhan a yellow card for diving instead. Basem Al Rodhan hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The corner ended in Waheed Shabakhoh almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Harefield's Nabel Al Youha did a great save. Ainsdale City's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Harefield had won, even though Ainsdale City had held more of the ball.