League Play-Off

North Shields Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jassem Dashti made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes Bishop Stortford got a freekick which was hit by Khalefa Ghadhanfer. Zahid Al Sallal in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ramadan Al Fadhalah, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Oun Al Dosery made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eesa Al Srae in the 10th minute of play. If Younis Hayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Younis Hayat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bishop Stortford's supporters rose to their feet, but Younis Hayat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oun Al Dosery breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eesa Al Srae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. North Shields's Oun Al Dosery played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Younis Hayat in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Eesa Al Srae made a precise shot to the right of Oun Al Dosery. North Shields's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Khalefa Ghadhanfer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eesa Al Srae sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oun Al Dosery came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Bishop Stortford's Younis Hayat. But to his dismay, Younis Hayat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. If Eesa Al Srae had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Bishop Stortford's goalkeeper Ramadan Al Fadhalah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zahid Al Sallal. North Shields's Jassem Dashti got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Khalefa Ghadhanfer during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of North Shields booed when Bishop Stortford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khalefa Ghadhanfer didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Younis Hayat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The North Shields players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bishop Stortford were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Younis Hayat made a kick off. Ramadan Al Fadhalah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zahid Al Sallal, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 52nd match minute, Bishop Stortford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khalefa Ghadhanfer to maneuver through the defense. Ramadan Al Fadhalah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jassem Dashti in the 55th minute of play. The supporters of Bishop Stortford booed when North Shields was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gibrel Al Adsani didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Younis Hayat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Oun Al Dosery. North Shields's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Younis Hayat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Ramadan Al Fadhalah didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zahid Al Sallal went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. After recieving a nice pass, Bishop Stortford's Nizar Shabakhoh tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 71 played minutes North Shields got a freekick which was hit by Mahmoud Bo Abbas. Eesa Al Srae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Oun Al Dosery made a huge save. With his leg Oun Al Dosery managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Bishop Stortford's Eesa Al Srae fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ramadan Al Fadhalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jassem Dashti in the 86th minute of the match. If Jassem Dashti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramadan Al Fadhalah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zahid Al Sallal in the 89th minute of the match. Ramadan Al Fadhalah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zahid Al Sallal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 98 minutes into the match, Jassem Dashti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramadan Al Fadhalah. Bishop Stortford's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jassem Dashti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Bishop Stortford's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.