League Play-Off

Leominster
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. Abdel Hamid Arrache started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Abdel Hamid Arrache fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 10 minutes of play, Haywards Heath AFC's Mohan Zeghdoud made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fadel Kholt was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Abderaouf Larbes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 22 minutes, Abderaouf Larbes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haywards Heath AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abderaouf Larbes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Leominster getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Affi Slaïmi hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Abderaouf Larbes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fadel Kholt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Affi Slaïmi kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Abdel Hamid Arrache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ibrahim Khendu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bouzid Moll succeeded in the game's 37th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Ibrahim Khendu made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Bouzid Moll sent off a good shot on target. Mohan Zeghdoud took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fadel Kholt. Fadel Kholt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Abderaouf Larbes made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Haywards Heath AFC's goalkeeper Ibrahim Khendu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hassen Rodesli during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 played minutes Leominster got a freekick which was hit by Hassen Rodesli. Mohan Zeghdoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Hassen Rodesli was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 59 minutes had been played. 62 minutes into the match, Haywards Heath AFC's Abderaouf Larbes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fadel Kholt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bouzid Moll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Ibrahim Khendu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abderaouf Larbes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Fadel Kholt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Mohan Zeghdoud managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haywards Heath AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohan Zeghdoud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fadel Kholt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Haywards Heath AFC booed when Leominster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Aïn Madhi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abderaouf Larbes was extremely unlucky when he, in the 80th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A hard shot 82 in the game by Mohan Zeghdoud from a close distance when the talented Fadel Kholt managed to make a qualified save. Leominster's players were relieved. Abderaouf Larbes might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fadel Kholt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abderaouf Larbes ran back to his position shaking his head. When Abdelghafour Sadmi fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leominster's protests and gave Abdelghafour Sadmi a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abderaouf Larbes in the 92nd minute of play forced Leominster's goalkeeper Fadel Kholt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Haywards Heath AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.