League Play-Off

Oulton Broad Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Oulton Broad AFC's Zoubair Melki 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. Dedham's Mourad Mzali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zoubair Melki in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to Dedham getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Chedi Clayton hit a great ball. Zoubair Melki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Mourad Mzali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zoubair Melki in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mourad Mzali prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14th minute Zoubair Melki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mourad Mzali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mourad Mzali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zoubair Melki in the 17th minute of play. If Mohamed Ali Mzali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Akram Diwa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wissem Ben al-Amin in the 25th minute of the match. Akram Ben Ammar struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Akram Diwa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dedham. 33 minutes into the match, Oulton Broad AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Wissem Ben al-Amin came free, but Akram Diwa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Dedham's Wissem Ben al-Amin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Akram Diwa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 39 played minutes Oulton Broad AFC got a freekick which was hit by Zine Haggui. Akram Ben Ammar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zine Haggui fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Oulton Broad AFC's protests and gave Zine Haggui a yellow card for diving instead. Zine Haggui kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Oulton Broad AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Akram Ben Ammar came free, but Akram Diwa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dedham's goalkeeper Mourad Mzali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wissem Ben al-Amin to strike the kick off in the second half. Akram Ben Ammar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akram Diwa having to interfere. Akram Diwa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wissem Ben al-Amin in the 60th minute of play. If Akram Ben Ammar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Akram Diwa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wissem Ben al-Amin in the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th match minute, Oulton Broad AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zoubair Melki to maneuver through the defense. Akram Diwa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wissem Ben al-Amin in the 74th minute of play. With his leg Akram Diwa managed to avoid a goal in the 78thth minute, when Dedham's Akram Ben Ammar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mohamed Ali Mzali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Mzali having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Zoubair Melki 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. After a rather tough play, Oulton Broad AFC's Mohamed Zouiten got a free kick in the 94th minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.