League Play-Off

Easingwold Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Bader Al Homaithe started the match with the kick off. Zahid Al Mulaifi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bader Al Homaithe, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Hamad Al Holey hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Ghasan Al Baghli, 8 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 9th match minute, Donnington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manaf Al Mansor to maneuver through the defense. Raed Al Sharaf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Awwad Ashkanani, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Zahid Al Mulaifi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raed Al Dosery in the 19th minute. Zahid Al Mulaifi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raed Al Dosery in the 23rd minute. When Raed Al Dosery came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Easingwold 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 Raed Al Dosery couldn't finish the play. 32 minutes into the match, Donnington's goal looked a bit too open when Bader Al Homaithe came free, but Zahid Al Mulaifi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zahid Al Mulaifi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bader Al Homaithe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Donnington's zone, Bader Al Homaithe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zahid Al Mulaifi came out of the goal and Bader Al Homaithe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mamdouh Al Bana kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Bader Al Homaithe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Zahid Al Mulaifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Easingwold's Bader Al Homaithe in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Donnington's goalie prevented a goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tariq Shams stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Tariq Shams had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 55 played minutes Easingwold got a freekick which was hit by Darweesh Al Hindi. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raed Al Dosery in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zahid Al Mulaifi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Raed Al Dosery put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Zahid Al Mulaifi. After having played for 71 minutes, Bader Al Homaithe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Easingwold's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bader Al Homaithe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 72nd match minute, Donnington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fawaz Al Hadad to maneuver through the defense. Zahid Al Mulaifi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raed Al Dosery, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raed Al Sharaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tariq Shams, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Donnington booed when Easingwold was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sharf Al Motaire didn't get a good kick on the ball. Donnington's Zahid Al Mulaifi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bader Al Homaithe in the 78th minute of play. Raed Al Sharaf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tariq Shams, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The supporters of Donnington booed when Easingwold was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sharf Al Motaire didn't get a good kick on the ball. Raed Al Dosery received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Zahid Al Mulaifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zahid Al Mulaifi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sharf Al Motaire in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Bader Al Homaithe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zahid Al Mulaifi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Bader Al Homaithe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Easingwold's supporters rose to their feet, but Bader Al Homaithe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zahid Al Mulaifi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 95thth minute of the game Bader Al Homaithe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Donnington's Zahid Al Mulaifi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Donnington's goal looked a bit too open when Raed Al Dosery came free, but Zahid Al Mulaifi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Easingwold had played much better football throughout.