League Play-Off

Northallerton Stadiu
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Qasem Al Towatan got the match started through his kick off. Anas Al Sarraf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Yasen Al Abdullah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Salcombe's Anas Al Sarraf in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Northallerton's goalie prevented a goal. Northallerton's Yasen Al Abdullah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hani Al Srae in the 8th minute of play. A collision led to Salcombe getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Mamon Al Mofede hit a great ball. Jawad Al Hajri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qasem Al Towatan, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. A collision led to Salcombe getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Salim Al Abdullah hit a great ball. Ayoob Hayat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Jawad Al Hajri made a huge save. In the 19th minute, Anwar Al Azmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the game, Ayoob Hayat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jawad Al Hajri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Qasem Al Towatan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Jawad Al Hajri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Salcombe's Salim Al Abdullah got a free kick in the 36th minute. Jawad Al Hajri made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Ayoob Hayat sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute, Anas Al Sarraf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Anas Al Sarraf made the kick off in the second half. Hani Al Srae fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yasen Al Abdullah having to interfere. When Salcombe's Anas Al Sarraf in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Northallerton's goalie prevented a goal. Jawad Al Hajri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayoob Hayat in the 57th minute of the match. Jamal Al Ammar charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jamal Al Ammar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 60th match minute, Salcombe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamal Al Ammar to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the game, Ayoob Hayat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Jawad Al Hajri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jawad Al Hajri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qasem Al Towatan in the 67th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Hani Al Srae kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yasen Al Abdullah. That made the score 2-1 in the 70 minute of play. After 74 minutes of play, Salcombe's Hani Al Srae made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yasen Al Abdullah was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hani Al Srae fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yasen Al Abdullah having to interfere. Yasen Al Abdullah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anas Al Sarraf in the 82nd minute of the match. Yasen Al Abdullah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anas Al Sarraf, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Hani Al Srae who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 91stth minute tested the skills of Yasen Al Abdullah when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jawad Al Hajri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qasem Al Towatan's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. When Salcombe's Anwar Al Azmi in 98 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Yasen Al Abdullah guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.