League Play-Off

Chalfont Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dedham's Ibrahim Salem 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. Ibrahim Salem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Chalfont FC booed when Dedham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zine Nafti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohamed Meriah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Nefzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Chaker Jegham fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Salah Belhaj Morjane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Sadok Ghodhbane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the game, Majdi Yahia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dedham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chalfont FC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Dedham:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chalfont FC:s goal. In the 20th minute there was a penalty for Chalfont FC. Mehdi Amri stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Sadok Ghodhbane. 1-0. Mohamed Meriah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Nefzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Ibrahim Salem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 31 minutes, Karim Nefzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dedham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karim Nefzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Dedham's Sadok Ghodhbane got control of the ball when Salah Belhaj Morjane tried to sneak it across the goal line. 35 minutes into the game, Riadh Zitouni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dedham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chalfont FC the free kick. In the 35th minute, Riadh Zitouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Karim Nefzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Mohamed Meriah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sadok Ghodhbane came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Chalfont FC's Salah Belhaj Morjane. But to his dismay, Salah Belhaj Morjane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 66 minutes into the match, Dedham's goal looked a bit too open when Salah Belhaj Morjane came free, but Sadok Ghodhbane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Salah Belhaj Morjane managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chalfont FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Salah Belhaj Morjane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sadok Ghodhbane breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Dedham getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Noureddine Jaidi hit a great ball. Sadok Ghodhbane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salah Belhaj Morjane in the 72nd minute of play. Sadok Ghodhbane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chaker Jegham in the 73rd minute of play. Mohamed Meriah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Nefzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ibrahim Salem struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Mohamed Meriah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dedham. 82 minutes into the match, Dedham's Ibrahim Salem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mohamed Meriah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sadok Ghodhbane didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salah Belhaj Morjane went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. If Salah Belhaj Morjane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ibrahim Salem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Meriah having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Dedham players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chalfont FC.