League Play-Off

Hitchin
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Achref Sellimi kicked off to start the match. Salah Mkademi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Aymen Essebsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Hindley FC's goalkeeper Aymen Essebsi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salah Mkademi. Ahmed Radhouani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achraf Ladgham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Hitchin United's Salah Mkademi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aymen Essebsi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Hindley FC's goalkeeper Aymen Essebsi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salah Mkademi. After a defensive mix-up in Hindley FC's zone, Salah Mkademi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aymen Essebsi came out of the goal and Salah Mkademi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ahmed Radhouani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaouhar Mrabet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Hindley FC booed when Hitchin United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Kallel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Hitchin United's zone, Achraf Ladgham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Radhouani came out of the goal and Achraf Ladgham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Achref Sellimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Aymen Essebsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achref Sellimi in the 37th minute of play forced Hindley FC's goalkeeper Aymen Essebsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmed Radhouani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Achraf Ladgham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmed Radhouani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaouhar Mrabet in the 44th minute of the match. Achref Sellimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When Slim Bhar fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hitchin United's protests and gave Slim Bhar a yellow card for diving instead. Slim Bhar hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salah Mkademi in the 58th minute of play forced Hindley FC's goalkeeper Aymen Essebsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute Achraf Ladgham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Radhouani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Achraf Ladgham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salah Mkademi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmed Radhouani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achraf Ladgham, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 80th minute Achref Sellimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aymen Essebsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aymen Essebsi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Hitchin United's Achref Sellimi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Rachid Melliti hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Mohamed Ben Aïssa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aymen Essebsi. Hindley FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Oussama Karoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aymen Essebsi was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Salah Mkademi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 99th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hindley FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.