League Play-Off

Clayton-le-Moors Sta
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Clayton-le-Moors United's Aymen Boumnijel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hamdi Sguir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Mohsen Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelhamid Arfa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Sami Koissy made a huge save. Sami Koissy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aymen Boumnijel in the 6th minute of the match. Mohsen Yahia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hichem Salem, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Clayton-le-Moors United's goal looked a bit too open when Hamdi Sguir came free, but Mohsen Yahia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Hichem Salem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohsen Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Hamdi Sguir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute, Hamdi Sguir made a precise shot to the right of Mohsen Yahia. Clayton-le-Moors United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 24th minute, Yassine Sallemi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hamdi Sguir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Mohsen Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute Aymen Boumnijel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sami Koissy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aymen Ghannem charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aymen Ghannem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aymen Ghannem kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. If Abdelhamid Arfa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 40 played minutes Stanley got a freekick which was hit by Yassine Zaalani. After 41 played minutes Stanley got a freekick which was hit by Hichem Salem. In the 46th minute, Aymen Boumnijel 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Aymen Ghannem in the 51st minute of play forced Clayton-le-Moors United's goalkeeper Mohsen Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelhamid Arfa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelhamid Arfa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Sami Koissy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Stanley's goal looked a bit too open when Aymen Boumnijel came free, but Sami Koissy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 61 minutes, Khaled Souayati mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clayton-le-Moors United and the Stanley players grew even worse after the yellow card. Stanley's Mohamed Melliti shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 71st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Mohsen Yahia but with some difficulty. 73 minutes into the game, Clayton-le-Moors United's Aymen Boumnijel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sami Koissy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Hichem Salem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sami Koissy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aymen Boumnijel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Stanley's zone, Aymen Boumnijel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sami Koissy came out of the goal and Aymen Boumnijel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd match minute, Stanley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aymen Ghannem to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute Abdelhamid Arfa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sami Koissy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.