League Play-Off

Blackburn Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Blackburn's Raouf Merdassi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Ali Chiboub had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute, Raouf Merdassi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Habib Nafti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wissem Saidi got free with Tarek Sellimi in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Appleshaw AFC's zone, Wissem Saidi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tarek Sellimi came out of the goal and Wissem Saidi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Appleshaw AFC's Bechir Jomaa got a free kick in the 28th minute. Tarek Sellimi made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Wissem Saidi sent off a good shot on target. Bechir Jomaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hichem M'hadhebi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rashid Chérif in the 36th minute of play forced Blackburn's goalkeeper Hichem M'hadhebi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Chiboub's late challenge caught a Appleshaw AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ali Chiboub helped the player get up and apologised. Ali Chiboub hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rashid Chérif to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Habib Nafti made a precise shot to the right of Hichem M'hadhebi. Blackburn's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Mohamed Aziza kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Wissem Saidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Tarek Sellimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Raouf Merdassi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tarek Sellimi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Wissem Saidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Tarek Sellimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raouf Merdassi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tarek Sellimi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Appleshaw AFC's Tarek Sellimi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wissem Saidi in the 71st minute of play. Habib Nafti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Hichem M'hadhebi made a huge save. Habib Nafti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Hichem M'hadhebi made a huge save. Wissem Saidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rashid Chérif fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hichem M'hadhebi having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Wissem Saidi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Raouf Merdassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Tarek Sellimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.