League Play-Off

Grimsby
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ahmad Youssef made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute, Adel Meriah left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fareham AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Mokhtar Trabelsi struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Ali Chedli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fareham AFC. Adel Meriah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Fareham AFC getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Chokri Chikhaoui hit a great ball. When Ahmad Youssef came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Grimsby City 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 Ahmad Youssef couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmad Youssef in the 22nd minute of play forced Fareham AFC's goalkeeper Ahmed Akimi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mokhtar Trabelsi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Chedli having to interfere. Chokri Chikhaoui charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chokri Chikhaoui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Fareham AFC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Chokri Chikhaoui hit a great ball. Lassaad Meriah in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ahmed Akimi , who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 36th match minute, Fareham AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chaker Mourali to maneuver through the defense. Anis Gharbi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ahmed Akimi . Fareham AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Ahmad Youssef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmad Youssef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Akimi having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fathi Yahia during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fathi Yahia hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adel Meriah to strike the kick off in the second half. Ahmad Youssef sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Fareham AFC's zone, Lassaad Meriah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Akimi came out of the goal and Lassaad Meriah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd minute Ahmad Youssef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Akimi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adel Meriah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Chedli having to interfere. Fathi Yahia was shown his second yellow card after 66 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Fathi Yahia hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Ali Chedli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mokhtar Trabelsi in the 68th minute. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Grimsby City's goalkeeper Ali Chedli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ali Chedli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adel Meriah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmed Akimi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lassaad Meriah's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Chaker Mourali kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. If Mokhtar Trabelsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 90 minutes into the match, Grimsby City's goal looked a bit too open when Adel Meriah came free, but Ali Chedli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Khaled Karel during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Fareham AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 91st minute. Penalty! Anis Gharbi shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal.