League Play-Off

Hadleigh Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yousef Ghadhanfer made the kick off and thus started the match. Meqdad Shams showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Bo Hamad, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayoob Kakoli in the 12th minute of play forced Hucknall City's goalkeeper Farhan Al Fadhalah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Farhan Al Fadhalah managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when Hadleigh's Sarhan Al Holey fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Farhan Al Fadhalah was out of position in the 15 minute of play, and Ayoob Kakoli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ayoob Kakoli really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayoob Kakoli in the 19th minute of play forced Hucknall City's goalkeeper Farhan Al Fadhalah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meqdad Shams took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yousef Ghadhanfer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hadleigh's Meqdad Shams played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Bo Hamad in the 28th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Ali Bo Hamad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hucknall City's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Bo Hamad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Meqdad Shams breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 31st minute, Yousef Ghadhanfer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Meqdad Shams was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When Ayoob Kakoli came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Hadleigh 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 Ayoob Kakoli couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Ayoob Kakoli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Hadleigh's zone, Adnan Al Hajraf stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Meqdad Shams came out of the goal and Adnan Al Hajraf tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 46 minutes into the match, Hadleigh's goal looked a bit too open when Yousef Ghadhanfer came free, but Meqdad Shams reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ayoob Kakoli made a kick off. Ayoob Kakoli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Farhan Al Fadhalah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sarhan Al Holey recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Hadleigh booed when Hucknall City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ghasan Sarkhoh didn't get a good kick on the ball. 60 minutes into the game, Sarhan Al Holey cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Farhan Al Fadhalah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Sarhan Al Holey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hadleigh's supporters rose to their feet, but Sarhan Al Holey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farhan Al Fadhalah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 66 minutes into the match, Hucknall City's goal looked a bit too open when Ayoob Kakoli came free, but Farhan Al Fadhalah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sarhan Al Holey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ayoob Kakoli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farhan Al Fadhalah having to interfere. When Dawood Al Herz fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hucknall City's protests and gave Dawood Al Herz a yellow card for diving instead. 79 minutes into the match, Hucknall City's goal looked a bit too open when Ayoob Kakoli came free, but Farhan Al Fadhalah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yousef Ghadhanfer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meqdad Shams having to interfere. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hadleigh's goalkeeper Meqdad Shams, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yousef Ghadhanfer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meqdad Shams having to interfere. In the 88th minute of the match Ayoob Al Bloshi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Meqdad Shams skillfully saved the ball. Ali Bo Hamad might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Meqdad Shams. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ali Bo Hamad ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hadleigh had won after a very even match.