League Play-Off

Thorne Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jamal Al Jarah kicked off to start the match. Salam Al Shemali struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Naem Al Azmi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ormskirk. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jamal Al Jarah in the 8th minute of play forced Ormskirk's goalkeeper Morjan Al Sayer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jamal Al Jarah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Morjan Al Sayer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 13 minutes of play, Ormskirk's Yaseen Al Dabos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Naem Al Azmi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Naji Khaja charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Naji Khaja the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Thorne getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Naji Khaja hit a great ball. Yasser Al Sarraf was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 17th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Yaseen Al Dabos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Naem Al Azmi was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Bahaa Taqi kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Naem Al Azmi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaseen Al Dabos, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Yasser Al Sarraf shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Naem Al Azmi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Yaseen Al Dabos struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Naem Al Azmi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ormskirk. In the 26th minute, Yaseen Al Dabos 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. If Salam Al Shemali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Salam Al Shemali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Naji Khaja was shown his second yellow card after 35 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 39th minute Ormskirk were awarded a corner. Yasser Al Sarraf went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Yasser Al Sarraf got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Naem Al Azmi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Naem Al Azmi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salam Al Shemali, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Bahaa Taqi kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Naem Al Azmi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yaseen Al Dabos in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salam Al Shemali in the 56th minute of play forced Thorne's goalkeeper Naem Al Azmi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Monther Al Qatam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Naem Al Azmi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Yaseen Al Dabos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naem Al Azmi having to interfere. Yaseen Al Dabos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 73 minutes into the match, Salam Al Shemali dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Naem Al Azmi, 0-2. Naem Al Azmi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 77th minute, which inside left pole to 0-3. Thorne's Monther Al Qatam got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Thorne booed when Ormskirk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdulatif Al Ramzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Morjan Al Sayer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monther Al Qatam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Morjan Al Sayer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monther Al Qatam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monther Al Qatam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Morjan Al Sayer having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Ormskirk walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.