League Play-Off

Haywards Heath Stadi
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) When Wissem Ben Dhaouadi fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haywards Heath AFC's protests and gave Wissem Ben Dhaouadi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Haywards Heath AFC's Wissem Ben Dhaouadi got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Haywards Heath AFC's Heithem M'ghirbi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdallah Lahmar in the 4th minute of play. Mehdi Ben Sellimi hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. If Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 14 played minutes Haywards Heath AFC got a freekick which was hit by Wissem Ben Dhaouadi. If Wissem Ben Dhaouadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Shireoaks's goalkeeper Mohamed Braiek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rachid Bouali. Heithem M'ghirbi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the game, Hamdi BenAmor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shireoaks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haywards Heath AFC the free kick. Hamdi BenAmor hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute, Wissem Ben Dhaouadi 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 having played for 31 minutes, Rachid Bouali managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haywards Heath AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rachid Bouali was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heithem M'ghirbi having to interfere. The supporters of Shireoaks booed when Haywards Heath AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Ben Sellimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The attack was good, but when Abdallah Lahmar in the 36th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After 39 minutes of play, Haywards Heath AFC's Rachid Bouali made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mohamed Braiek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rachid Bouali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wissem Ben Dhaouadi was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Haywards Heath AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khaled Zidane to maneuver through the defense. Rachid Bouali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Braiek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Bouali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohamed Braiek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wissem Ben Dhaouadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khaled Zidane took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 77th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mohamed Braiek. Shireoaks's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Amine Boumnijel fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shireoaks's protests and gave Amine Boumnijel a yellow card for diving instead. Amine Boumnijel hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha's late challenge caught a Haywards Heath AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha helped the player get up and apologised. After 83 played minutes Shireoaks got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Bouali in the 85th minute of play forced Shireoaks's goalkeeper Mohamed Braiek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Mouaia Kefacha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Bouali struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Mohamed Braiek didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haywards Heath AFC. Abdallah Lahmar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haywards Heath AFC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Shireoaks for a fine match.