League Play-Off

Deddington
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mahdi Al Qattan started the match with the kick off. If Sror Al Nasser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Deddington's goal looked a bit too open when Moner Ghadhanfer came free, but Doaej Al Habshi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Ghanim Al Mofede hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sror Al Nasser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Othman Al Nasser kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Moner Ghadhanfer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Doaej Al Habshi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahdi Al Qattan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ghazi Al Hashash was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Derar Al Balool showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 35 minute of play. Moner Ghadhanfer might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Doaej Al Habshi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Moner Ghadhanfer ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahdi Al Qattan in the 47th minute of play forced Deddington's goalkeeper Doaej Al Habshi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Great Bookham United's Ghazi Al Hashash played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Derar Al Balool in the 55th minute of play. Ghanim Al Mofede hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Derar Al Balool managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deddington's supporters rose to their feet, but Derar Al Balool was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ghazi Al Hashash breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Doaej Al Habshi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mahdi Al Qattan in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Great Bookham United's Ghanim Al Mofede got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Ghazi Al Hashash showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derar Al Balool in the 67th minute of the match. Ghazi Al Hashash came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Deddington's Sror Al Nasser. But to his dismay, Sror Al Nasser quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Ghazi Al Hashash showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sror Al Nasser, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 74th match minute, Great Bookham United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Othman Al Nasser to maneuver through the defense. In the 76thth minute of the game Sror Al Nasser who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Great Bookham United's Ghazi Al Hashash was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Moner Ghadhanfer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doaej Al Habshi having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Moner Ghadhanfer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Great Bookham United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Derar Al Balool received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ghazi Al Hashash tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doaej Al Habshi made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Moner Ghadhanfer sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yahya Al Srae during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th minute, Zahid Al Mulaifi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Deddington's Doaej Al Habshi didn't even have to move. For all the effort they put into the match, the Great Bookham United players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Deddington.