League Play-Off

Bridport Park
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bridport City's Chaker Mokthar 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. Chaouki Chikhaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Melki in the 5th minute of the match. David Melki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Najeh Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chaker Mokthar kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. David Melki scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chaouki Chikhaoui, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Chaker Mokthar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hédi Kerrit might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ahmed Bejaoui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hédi Kerrit ran back to his position shaking his head. Najeh Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmed Bejaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaker Mokthar in the 38th minute of the match. David Melki struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Chaouki Chikhaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirkby in Ashfield. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling David Melki in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Chaouki Chikhaoui prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for David Melki to strike the kick off in the second half. Chaouki Chikhaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Melki in the 56th minute of the match. Chaouki Chikhaoui made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Najeh Nafti sent off a good shot on target. Ahmed Bejaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaker Mokthar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bridport City were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Kirkby in Ashfield's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mongi Rokki took the corner. Chaouki Chikhaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Ayari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mongi Sfar charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mongi Sfar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mongi Sfar kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. A collision led to Bridport City getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Mongi Sfar hit a great ball. With a little luck, Bridport City's Chaouki Chikhaoui got control of the ball when Najeh Nafti tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that David Melki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chaouki Chikhaoui was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.