League Play-Off

Dunchurch Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Darweesh Al Ateqi made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Falah Al Mulaifi in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aadil Al Naqi saved Dunchurch United from getting behind. Aadil Al Naqi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Falah Al Mulaifi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Dunchurch United's zone, Falah Al Mulaifi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aadil Al Naqi came out of the goal and Falah Al Mulaifi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Falah Al Mulaifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Falah Al Mulaifi scored 0-1 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aadil Al Naqi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Haider Bo Shehri's late challenge caught a Dunchurch United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Haider Bo Shehri helped the player get up and apologised. Haider Bo Shehri kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Gawhar Al Shaikh struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Fawzy Al Hammady didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dunchurch United. When Gawhar Al Shaikh came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Dunchurch United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gawhar Al Shaikh couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darweesh Al Ateqi in the 37th minute of play forced Dunchurch United's goalkeeper Aadil Al Naqi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Mamon Al Hajri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. All Blacks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dunchurch United the free kick. In the 40th minute, Mamon Al Hajri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, All Blacks's Mamon Al Hajri got a free kick in the 44th minute. After 45 played minutes, Dunchurch United's Eesa Al Homaithe shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fawzy Al Hammady 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 Dunchurch United reached it. Falah Al Mulaifi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aadil Al Naqi having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Falah Al Nasser made a kick off. Fawzy Al Hammady made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Falah Al Nasser in the 55th minute of play. Najim Shabakhoh charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Najim Shabakhoh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th match minute, Dunchurch United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Najim Shabakhoh to maneuver through the defense. Falah Al Mulaifi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aadil Al Naqi having to interfere. Aadil Al Naqi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Darweesh Al Ateqi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 61 minute of play. Falah Al Nasser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzy Al Hammady having to interfere. All Blacks's Fawzy Al Hammady played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Najim Shabakhoh in the 70th minute of play. Fawzy Al Hammady showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Falah Al Nasser in the 74th minute of the match. Falah Al Mulaifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Dunchurch United's zone, Darweesh Al Ateqi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aadil Al Naqi came out of the goal and Darweesh Al Ateqi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute Gawhar Al Shaikh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fawzy Al Hammady saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Falah Al Mulaifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd match minute, All Blacks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Masuod Bo Hamad to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute Falah Al Nasser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fawzy Al Hammady saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Falah Al Mulaifi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Aadil Al Naqi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The All Blacks players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.