League Play-Off

Callington Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mohamed Limam started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Muhammad Chikhaoui notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Bourne's Slim Farhat. Slim Farhat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Bourne's Férid Trabelsi in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Callington's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Sabri Ali Bourguiba managed to get in a good position for a shot. Callington's supporters rose to their feet, but Sabri Ali Bourguiba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Slim Farhat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 11th minute, Muhammad Chikhaoui 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. If Mohamed Limam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Mohamed Limam came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Callington fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mohamed Limam couldn't finish the play. If Muhammad Chikhaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Férid Trabelsi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kamel Jouili was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Muhammad Chikhaoui struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Slim Farhat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Callington. Mohamed Limam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slim Farhat having to interfere. Muhammad Chikhaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Adel Ayari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mohamed Limam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muhammad Chikhaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Slim Farhat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Chaker Mestiri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bourne's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Callington the free kick. After a rather tough play, Bourne's Chaker Mestiri got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bourne's goalkeeper Slim Farhat, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mohamed Limam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Slim Farhat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Férid Trabelsi to strike the kick off in the second half. Anis Bouazizi kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohamed Limam in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Slim Farhat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Slim Farhat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muhammad Chikhaoui in the 63rd minute of play. If Kaies Yahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Noureddine Khaled hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Férid Trabelsi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Kamel Jouili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Férid Trabelsi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Kaies Yahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Kamel Jouili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Callington's Mohamed Limam in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bourne's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Bourne's zone, Muhammad Chikhaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Slim Farhat came out of the goal and Muhammad Chikhaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kaies Yahia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kamel Jouili having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Férid Trabelsi in the 94th minute of play forced Callington's goalkeeper Kamel Jouili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Callington had played much better football throughout.