League Play-Off

Poole
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Haidar Umayr received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Wasil Akram came out and tried to block the shot, but Haidar Umayr slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Wasil Akram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haidar Umayr in the 8th minute of play. A hard shot 10 in the game by Zakariya Al Hakam from a close distance when the talented Wasil Akram managed to make a qualified save. Sturminster Newton AFC's players were relieved. In the 15th minute, Adel Shakur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Samir Umayyah sped through Poole's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hilal Kareef. Rasul Faraj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hilal Kareef having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Zakariya Al Hakam had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wasil Akram. Sturminster Newton AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zakariya Al Hakam was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Rasul Faraj recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wassim El Aska hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute Rasul Faraj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hilal Kareef saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Poole's Hilal Kareef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Umayyah in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Poole's goalkeeper Hilal Kareef, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sturminster Newton AFC's Wasil Akram played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haidar Umayr in the 39th minute of play. Wasil Akram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haidar Umayr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd play minute Zakariya Al Hakam came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Wasil Akram. 3-1. If Haidar Umayr 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samir Umayyah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zakariya Al Hakam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haidar Umayr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Wasil Akram tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wasil Akram showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haidar Umayr, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Wasil Akram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haidar Umayr in the 69th minute of play. Wasil Akram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zakariya Al Hakam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In a very dangerous position, a player in Poole fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! In the 74th minute there was a penalty for Sturminster Newton AFC. Wakil Hamal stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hilal Kareef. 3-2. 81 minutes into the match, Sturminster Newton AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zakariya Al Hakam came free, but Wasil Akram reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haidar Umayr recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haidar Umayr hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Haidar Umayr fired away an extremely well hit free kick, but unfortunately the ball went just outside to the right hand side of Wasil Akram. When Haidar Umayr came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Poole 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 Haidar Umayr couldn't finish the play.