League Play-Off

Uttoxeter
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mounir Tayebi made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd match minute, Bayton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yannis Ben Arfa to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the game, Nacer-Eddine Mzali was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Uttoxeter City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bayton City the free kick. Nacer-Eddine Mzali hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7thth minute of the game Mounir Tayebi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Uttoxeter City's Kassel Djaout was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 8th minute, Fadhil Abdelghani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alaeddine Dziri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 18th minute Mounir Tayebi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kassel Djaout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the game, Mohamed Mesbah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bayton City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uttoxeter City the free kick. Nacer-Eddine Mzali got his second yellow card in the match during the 23rd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Kassel Djaout showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mounir Tayebi in the 26th minute of the match. Kassel Djaout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mounir Tayebi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Azzouz Hamouda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ilassen Boubekeur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Kassel Djaout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Uttoxeter City getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Fadhil Abdelghani hit a great ball. Uttoxeter City's Kassel Djaout played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mounir Tayebi in the 44th minute of play. 48 minutes into the match, Uttoxeter City's goal looked a bit too open when Ilassen Boubekeur came free, but Kassel Djaout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Azzouz Hamouda made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Alaeddine Dziri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Benaouf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azzouz Hamouda in the 56th minute of the match. Daniel Benaouf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abbes Meniri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Azzouz Hamouda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Benaouf having to interfere. Mounir Tayebi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Kassel Djaout tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilassen Boubekeur's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Kassel Djaout skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Uttoxeter City's zone, Ilassen Boubekeur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kassel Djaout came out of the goal and Ilassen Boubekeur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Azzouz Hamouda scored 1-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Daniel Benaouf, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Azzouz Hamouda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Daniel Benaouf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilassen Boubekeur was extremely unlucky when he, in the 77th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 78 minutes into the game, Mounir Tayebi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kassel Djaout. Mounir Tayebi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. If Ilassen Boubekeur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Azzouz Hamouda managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uttoxeter City's supporters rose to their feet, but Azzouz Hamouda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Benaouf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Azzouz Hamouda came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Uttoxeter City 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 Azzouz Hamouda couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Uttoxeter City's zone, Ilassen Boubekeur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kassel Djaout came out of the goal and Ilassen Boubekeur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.