League Play-Off

Bromsgrove Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Shireoaks City's Mohamed Haddad 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. After having played for 9 minutes, Mohamed Haddad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shireoaks City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Haddad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Slaheddine Chiki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Néji Zidane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 played minutes Bromsgrove got a freekick which was hit by Jaouhar Mestiri. Shireoaks City's Yassine Ayari couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 19th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Bromsgrove. Shireoaks City's Mohamed Haddad got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mehdi Agrebi came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Shireoaks City's Ali Ghodhbane. But to his dismay, Ali Ghodhbane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After having played for 28 minutes, Ali Ghodhbane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shireoaks City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Ghodhbane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 30 played minutes Bromsgrove got a freekick which was hit by Haroune Naouali. Mohamed Haddad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Néji Zidane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slaheddine Chiki having to interfere.

The wind increased when Néji Zidane made the kick off in the second half. Abdelwahab Cherni kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Majdi Limam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bromsgrove's supporters rose to their feet, but Majdi Limam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Slaheddine Chiki breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohamed Haddad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Agrebi having to interfere. Ali Ghodhbane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Mehdi Agrebi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62ndth minute of the game Majdi Limam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shireoaks City's Slaheddine Chiki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 64 minutes into the game, one of Shireoaks City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 71 minutes into the match, Ali Ghodhbane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mehdi Agrebi. Bromsgrove's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Ghodhbane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 77 played minutes Bromsgrove got a freekick which was hit by Hédi Rehouma. If Majdi Limam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Majdi Limam struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Slaheddine Chiki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bromsgrove. After 90 played minutes, Bromsgrove's Aymen El Bez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Slaheddine Chiki 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 Bromsgrove reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Shireoaks City's zone, Majdi Limam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Slaheddine Chiki came out of the goal and Majdi Limam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Shireoaks City eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.