League Play-Off

Canterbury
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kaies Hleli started the match with the kick off. Nizar Bensedrine recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mongi Chedli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Ben Melki having to interfere. Chedli Chiba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Ben Melki having to interfere. Adel Melliti kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Nizar Bensedrine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Montassar Laabidi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehdi Ben Melki was a little too slow when Mongi Chedli got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 27th minute, Mongi Chedli reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mehdi Ben Melki. The goal made the score 3-0. If Nizar Bensedrine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nizar Bensedrine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehdi Ben Melki was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Mongi Chedli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mongi Chedli really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mongi Chedli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Eltham's Hatem Marzouki got a free kick in the 61st minute. Chedli Chiba got in the 63rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Mehdi Ben Melki handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Montassar Laabidi made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Nizar Bensedrine sent off a good shot on target. Nizar Bensedrine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Montassar Laabidi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mongi Chedli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kaies Hleli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Habib Aleya charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Habib Aleya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Montassar Laabidi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaies Hleli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st match minute, Canterbury United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferid Zaghouani to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the match, Canterbury United's goalkeeper Montassar Laabidi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nizar Bensedrine. Kaies Hleli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Montassar Laabidi having to interfere. If Nizar Bensedrine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaies Hleli in the 98th minute of play forced Canterbury United's goalkeeper Montassar Laabidi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Canterbury United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Eltham for a fine match.