League Play-Off

Yarm Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Jawed Taâllah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leytonstone City's supporters rose to their feet, but Jawed Taâllah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tayeb Gharnati breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Toufik Faudel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camel Djeziri was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 15 minutes into the match, Nazim Aboulker had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Camel Djeziri. Leytonstone City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nazim Aboulker was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Islem El Kebir hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Hatim Saïd sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Yarm AFC's Tayeb Gharnati didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issam Sofyane in the 27th minute of play forced Yarm AFC's goalkeeper Tayeb Gharnati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Leytonstone City's goalkeeper Camel Djeziri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nazim Aboulker blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Camel Djeziri having to make a save. Ali Tannoudji charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Tannoudji the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 43 minutes into the match, Yarm AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Issam Sofyane came free, but Tayeb Gharnati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camel Djeziri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Toufik Faudel, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Issam Sofyane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Issam Sofyane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Tayeb Gharnati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nazim Aboulker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nazim Aboulker in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Camel Djeziri saved Leytonstone City from getting behind. Jawed Taâllah's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tayeb Gharnati read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Nazim Aboulker 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. Yarm AFC's Toufik Faudel got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 75 minutes, Toufik Faudel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yarm AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toufik Faudel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nazim Aboulker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camel Djeziri having to interfere. In the 83rd match minute, Leytonstone City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azzad Rodesli to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Islem El Kebir during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Issam Sofyane came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Leytonstone 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 Issam Sofyane couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Leytonstone City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Yarm AFC.