League Play-Off

Chislehurst Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bechir Slim kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Stocksbridge getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mohamed El Abidine Ben Ali hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bechir Slim in the 4th minute of play forced Stocksbridge's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Essebsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelhamid Essebsi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bechir Slim, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Karim Akid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Tlili having to interfere. When José Namouchi fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chislehurst United's protests and gave José Namouchi a yellow card for diving instead. José Namouchi kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Karim Akid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Chislehurst United getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Aymen Chiki hit a great ball. If Bechir Slim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmad Melki charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmad Melki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Jemmali got free with Abdelhamid Essebsi in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jean Ben Nacef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Tlili having to interfere. Habib Tlili didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean Ben Nacef went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 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 Jean Ben Nacef to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Chislehurst United booed when Stocksbridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmad Melki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bechir Slim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhamid Essebsi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Jemmali in the 57th minute of play forced Stocksbridge's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Essebsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelhamid Essebsi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bechir Slim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the game, Oussama Taher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stocksbridge's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chislehurst United the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Stocksbridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oussama Taher to maneuver through the defense. Jean Ben Nacef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Tlili having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Ali Jemmali 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 a very dangerous position, a player in Stocksbridge fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! In the 72nd minute there was a penalty for Chislehurst United. Zouheir Salah stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Abdelhamid Essebsi. 1-1. Bechir Slim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhamid Essebsi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean Ben Nacef in the 79th minute of play forced Chislehurst United's goalkeeper Habib Tlili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 minutes of play Chislehurst United's José Namouchi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 85 played minutes Chislehurst United got a freekick which was hit by José Namouchi. In the 87th play minute Karim Akid came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Habib Tlili. 1-2. The supporters of Stocksbridge booed when Chislehurst United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bechir Slim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 96 minutes into the match, Mohamed El Abidine Ben Ali sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Habib Tlili threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Mohamed El Abidine Ben Ali this time. Ali Jemmali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Stocksbridge had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.