League Play-Off

St Austell
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Habib Boumnijel made the kick off which started today's match. St Austell AFC's Slaheddine al-Husain came free and shot a quick shot against goal 5 minutes in the game, fortunately Salah Ghannouchi had problems saving as it came toward the left post. When Hatem Chouchane fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored St Austell AFC's protests and gave Hatem Chouchane a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, St Austell AFC's Hatem Chouchane got a free kick in the 11th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Habib Boumnijel in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelaziz Zaairi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15th minute, St Austell AFC's Mokhtar Boularès ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Salah Ghannouchi. Salah Ghannouchi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After 18 played minutes St Agnes United got a freekick which was hit by Chokri Sassi. In the 19th minute of the match, Slaheddine al-Husain got a very nice opportunity to score, but Salah Ghannouchi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind St Agnes United's goalkeeper Salah Ghannouchi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Salah Ghannouchi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Slaheddine al-Husain in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, St Agnes United's Habib Boumnijel got a free kick in the 29th minute. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for St Agnes United! The goalkeeper, Salah Ghannouchi, was totally fooled by St Austell AFC's Dali Bouzaiene, who 36 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. St Austell AFC's Mokhtar Boularès got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Mokhtar Boularès had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, St Agnes United's Salah Ghannouchi got control of the ball when Hatem Chouchane tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mokhtar Boularès to strike the kick off in the second half. If Slaheddine al-Husain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 56th minute Mokhtar Boularès shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salah Ghannouchi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Mourad Hleli got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Heithem Clayton might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdelaziz Zaairi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Heithem Clayton ran back to his position shaking his head. The attack was good, but when Mokhtar Boularès in the 67th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 69 minutes into the game, St Austell AFC's Mokhtar Boularès nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Salah Ghannouchi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. When Mourad Hleli came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the St Agnes United 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 Mourad Hleli couldn't finish the play. Mokhtar Boularès sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The St Austell AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while St Agnes United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.