League Play-Off

South Shields Stadiu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sabri Decastel took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, South Shields's Karim Sallemi got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Abdelkarim Chipo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Néji Essediri having to interfere. Hocine Limam blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Imed Mouelhi having to make a save. When Ealing's Abdelkarim Chipo in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye South Shields's goalie prevented a goal. A hard shot 19 in the game by Hocine Limam from a close distance when the talented Imed Mouelhi managed to make a qualified save. Ealing's players were relieved. After a defensive mix-up in South Shields's zone, Mohamed Zouari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Néji Essediri came out of the goal and Mohamed Zouari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Abdelkarim Chipo came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Ealing 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 Abdelkarim Chipo couldn't finish the play. Néji Essediri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Zouari in the 28th minute of play. A collision led to South Shields getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Jemeleddine Boumnijel hit a great ball. If Mohamed Zouari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelkarim Chipo 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. In the 43rdth minute of the game Mohamed Zouari who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but South Shields's Néji Essediri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as South Shields's Sabri Decastel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Imed Mouelhi. That made the score 1-0 after 45 minutes of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Imed Mouelhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hocine Limam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohamed Zouari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Néji Essediri having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Ealing's goal looked a bit too open when Hocine Limam came free, but Imed Mouelhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Limam in the 60th minute of play forced Ealing's goalkeeper Imed Mouelhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Imed Mouelhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabri Decastel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sabri Decastel struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Imed Mouelhi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for South Shields. With a little luck, South Shields's Néji Essediri got control of the ball when Abdelkarim Chipo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Imed Mouelhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hocine Limam in the 75th minute of the match. South Shields's Sahbi Ben Mor pulled a muscle in his leg after 83 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 83 minutes into the game, Mohamed Hadrioui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ealing's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave South Shields the free kick. In the 84th match minute, Ealing was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Hadrioui to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, Mohamed Zouari dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Néji Essediri, 2-1. Néji Essediri made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Abdelkarim Chipo sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 96 minutes, Néji Essediri successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ealing's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.