League Play-Off

Basingstoke
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ali Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karim Ben Amor 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. Basingstoke FC's Mehdi Jemmali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Selliti in the 10th minute of play. Samir Chiki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Nafti in the 13th minute of the match. After 18 minutes of play, Frome FC's Karim Ben Amor made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mehdi Jemmali was left in no man's land by his defense there! Basingstoke FC's Mehdi Jemmali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Ben Amor in the 23rd minute of play. If Karim Ben Amor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Karim Ben Amor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Frome FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Karim Ben Amor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehdi Jemmali breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rdth minute of the game Karim Ben Amor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Basingstoke FC's Mehdi Jemmali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Frome FC's Samir Chiki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Nafti in the 35th minute of play. Basingstoke FC's Mehdi Jemmali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Selliti in the 41st minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Basingstoke FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi El Naili to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Basingstoke FC's zone, Karim Ben Amor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehdi Jemmali came out of the goal and Karim Ben Amor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ali Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Basingstoke FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Frome FC were winning 0-1.

After having played for 56 minutes, Mohamed Selliti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Frome FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Selliti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karim Ben Amor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Med Ali Mahouachi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Samir Chiki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Basingstoke FC fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Basingstoke FC's Ali Nafti looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Samir Chiki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Nafti in the 71st minute of play. Samir Chiki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Med Ali Mahouachi in the 74th minute of play. Karim Ben Amor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Mehdi Jemmali made a huge save. In the 80th minute Med Ali Mahouachi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samir Chiki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Achref Guelbi during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Achref Guelbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Ali Nafti notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Frome FC's Samir Chiki . Samir Chiki was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 97thth minute of the game Mohamed Selliti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Basingstoke FC's Mehdi Jemmali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Basingstoke FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Frome FC for a fine match.