League Play-Off

Cheadle Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hatem Ben Salah made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jean Sellimi got free with Bahi Mestiri in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Jean Sellimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 played minutes Radlett got a freekick which was hit by Slim Ben Trabelsi. Muhammad Sélim Haj Ali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahi Mestiri having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abderrahman Nefzi in the 28th minute of play forced Cheadle's goalkeeper Radhi Trabelsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Abderrahman Nefzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Radhi Trabelsi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Slim Bouchrara during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, Radlett was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slim Bouchrara to maneuver through the defense. When Samir Ghodhbane came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Cheadle 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 Samir Ghodhbane couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Muhammad Sélim Haj Ali 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. 43 minutes into the match, Radlett's goalkeeper Bahi Mestiri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jean Sellimi. Slim Bouchrara kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 47th minute of the match Cheadle got a corner. Radlett's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tarek Trabelsi ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Cheadle's corner Tarek Trabelsi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bahi Mestiri quite easily take care of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Muhammad Sélim Haj Ali to make the kick off. Jean Sellimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Bahi Mestiri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jean Sellimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Radlett's goal looked a bit too open when Jean Sellimi came free, but Bahi Mestiri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bahi Mestiri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muhammad Sélim Haj Ali in the 75th minute of play. Hatem Ben Salah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Radhi Trabelsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bahi Mestiri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean Sellimi, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Abderrahman Nefzi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Radhi Trabelsi made a huge save. Hatem Ben Salah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Radhi Trabelsi managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Radlett's Abderrahman Nefzi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. During the 90th minute of the match Slim Bouchrara completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Slim Bouchrara a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Radlett getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Slim Bouchrara hit a great ball. If Jean Sellimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Cheadle were the better team. Cheadle's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.