League Play-Off

ALDEN
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A's Jaffer Dehrab started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A booed when Sheikh Zayad Road was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fahad Al Hadad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salah Al Kandere 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. After a defensive mix-up in Sheikh Zayad Road's zone, Salah Al Kandere stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sajid Al Qattan came out of the goal and Salah Al Kandere tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Mahmoud Al Ateqi hit a great ball. After 20 played minutes, Sheikh Zayad Road's Ammar Al Amer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mamon Al Youha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sheikh Zayad Road reached it. With his leg Sajid Al Qattan managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A's Salah Al Kandere fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A's Salah Al Kandere looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Faraj Al Harban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaffer Dehrab blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sajid Al Qattan having to make a save. Salah Al Kandere took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sajid Al Qattan. Sajid Al Qattan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Sajid Al Qattan made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Salah Al Kandere sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes into the game, Fahad Al Hadad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sheikh Zayad Road's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A the free kick. A collision led to Sheikh Zayad Road getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Fahad Al Hadad hit a great ball. 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mosa Al Youha in the 45th minute. The corner ended in Mosa Al Youha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sheikh Zayad Road's Sajid Al Qattan did a great save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Zahid Al Dekhel made the kick off in the second half. When Abdullah Al Shaikh fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A's protests and gave Abdullah Al Shaikh a yellow card for diving instead. The referee gave Sheikh Zayad Road a penalty, 62 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Salah Al Attar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A's Mamon Al Youha. 2-1. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sheikh Zayad Road's goalkeeper Sajid Al Qattan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Jaffer Dehrab managed to get in a good position for a shot. 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaffer Dehrab was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sajid Al Qattan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jaffer Dehrab's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sajid Al Qattan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute Jaffer Dehrab shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sajid Al Qattan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sajid Al Qattan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaffer Dehrab in the 92nd minute of the match. Sajid Al Qattan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salah Al Kandere, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Sheikh Zayad Road fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when Sheikh Zayad Road's Faraj Al Harban looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Khalel Al Banai kicked well hit freekick during the 99th minute of the match. 【Champion giants】「Dubai」A were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sheikh Zayad Road for a fine match.