League Play-Off

Harwich Park
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Harwich's Samir Bessou started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Akziz Semghouni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Badr Sadmi in the 4th minute. Tayeb Gourion's late challenge caught a Harwich's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tayeb Gourion helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes Moretonhampstead FC got a freekick which was hit by Tayeb Gourion. Akziz Semghouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir Bessou in the 6th minute of the match. Akziz Semghouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir Bessou in the 8th minute of the match. Akziz Semghouni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samir Bessou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Driss Mesbah hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 22nd match minute, Harwich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sofiane Boukirat to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Ilias Halimi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Harwich's Hamid Metref got a free kick in the 26th minute. After a rather tough play, Moretonhampstead FC's Mohan Saïdani got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Ilias Halimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilias Halimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Mabrouk Zaghrani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Moretonhampstead FC's goal looked a bit too open when Samir Bessou came free, but Akziz Semghouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samir Bessou might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Akziz Semghouni. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Samir Bessou ran back to his position shaking his head.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ilias Halimi was the one to do the kick off. Akziz Semghouni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Badr Sadmi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samir Bessou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Akziz Semghouni having to make a save. Badr Sadmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akziz Semghouni having to interfere. 66 minutes into the game, Badr Sadmi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Akziz Semghouni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 76 minutes into the match, Moretonhampstead FC's Driss Mesbah sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mabrouk Zaghrani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Harwich's Mabrouk Zaghrani got control of the ball when Ilias Halimi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Driss Mesbah hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Ilias Halimi struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Mabrouk Zaghrani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Moretonhampstead FC. Ilias Halimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Mabrouk Zaghrani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Ilias Halimi could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Mabrouk Zaghrani however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samir Bessou in the 97th minute of play forced Moretonhampstead FC's goalkeeper Akziz Semghouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Harwich had won after a very even match.