League Play-Off

Littlehampton Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when José Belgacem took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adel Sellimis short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Mehdi Boulaabi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 10 minutes into the match, Littlehampton's goal looked a bit too open when Zine Ouakili came free, but Chokri Kefacha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute, Adel Sellimi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mehdi Boulaabi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After a rather tough play, North Shields's Mohamed Chaar got a free kick in the 20th minute. After 25 played minutes North Shields got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Chaar. Littlehampton's Mehdi Ben Doulet couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for North Shields. 32 minutes into the match, North Shields's goalkeeper Mehdi Boulaabi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adel Sellimi. When Tarek Bouazizi fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Littlehampton's protests and gave Tarek Bouazizi a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of North Shields booed when Littlehampton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarek Bouazizi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 34 played minutes, North Shields's Francileudo Boumnijel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Chokri Kefacha came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in North Shields reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Imed Ouakili in the 38th minute of play forced Littlehampton's goalkeeper Chokri Kefacha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chokri Kefacha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zine Ouakili , who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adel Sellimi got free with Mehdi Boulaabi in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Belgacem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Mehdi Boulaabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zine Ouakili made a kick off. Adel Sellimi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehdi Boulaabi having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adel Sellimi in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mehdi Boulaabi saved North Shields from getting behind. José Belgacem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zine Ouakili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chokri Kefacha having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Zine Ouakili managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Shields's supporters rose to their feet, but Zine Ouakili was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chokri Kefacha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Imed Ouakili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chokri Kefacha having to interfere. North Shields's Mehdi Boulaabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adel Sellimi in the 76th minute of play. North Shields's Mehdi Boulaabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adel Sellimi in the 78th minute of play. When Littlehampton's Adel Sellimi in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye North Shields's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caid Tlili during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Caid Kerrit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Boulaabi having to interfere. If José Belgacem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zine Ouakili in the 98th minute of play forced Littlehampton's goalkeeper Chokri Kefacha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Littlehampton had won after a very even match.