League Play-Off

Banbury
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Michel al-Munsif Bey made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chokri Bouzaiene in the 5th minute of play forced Gillingham City's goalkeeper Oussama Mzoughi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Lotfi Ladgham left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Banbury AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel al-Munsif Bey in the 10th minute of play forced Banbury AFC's goalkeeper Riadh Ben Salah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salah Belhaj Loussayef in the 12th minute of play forced Banbury AFC's goalkeeper Riadh Ben Salah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Banbury AFC's zone, Salah Belhaj Loussayef stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Riadh Ben Salah came out of the goal and Salah Belhaj Loussayef tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Gillingham City booed when Banbury AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernard Ben Aïssa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salah Belhaj Loussayef recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Riadh Ben Salah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Habib Kerrit in the 23rd minute of the match. Michel al-Munsif Bey struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Riadh Ben Salah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gillingham City. In the 36th match minute, Gillingham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Habib Kerrit to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute of the match Karim Gharbi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Oussama Mzoughi skillfully saved the ball. When Michel al-Munsif Bey came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Gillingham 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 Michel al-Munsif Bey couldn't finish the play. After 42 minutes of play, Gillingham City's Michel al-Munsif Bey made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Riadh Ben Salah was left in no man's land by his defense there! Oussama Mzoughi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chokri Bouzaiene, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Oussama Mzoughi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chokri Bouzaiene, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Chokri Bouzaiene made the kick off in the second half. When Banbury AFC's Chokri Bouzaiene in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gillingham City's goalie prevented a goal. Oussama Mzoughi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lotfi Ladgham in the 59th minute of the match. Lotfi Ladgham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 62 played minutes Gillingham City got a freekick which was hit by Habib Kerrit. Banbury AFC's Chokri Bouzaiene got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Banbury AFC's Riadh Ben Salah got control of the ball when Salah Belhaj Loussayef tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 71st minute, Lotfi Ladgham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oussama Mzoughi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Riadh Ben Salah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salah Belhaj Loussayef in the 74th minute. A collision led to Banbury AFC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Bernard Ben Aïssa hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Salah Belhaj Loussayef 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. In the 78th minute, Michel al-Munsif Bey 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. Salah Belhaj Loussayef sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 84 minutes, Chokri Bouzaiene managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banbury AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chokri Bouzaiene was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.