League Play-Off

Maldon Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Tlili took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Maldon's Ahmed Ammar in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Consett United's goalie prevented a goal. Ahmed Ammar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Francileudo Badra made a huge save. Ahmed Mouelhi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 24th minute Ahmed Ammar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francileudo Badra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 played minutes, Maldon's Habib Chedli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Francileudo Badra 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 Maldon reached it. If Ahmed Ammar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ahmed Ammar came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Maldon 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 Ahmed Ammar couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Maldon's zone, Chems Ben Salah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anis El Abidine Ben Ali came out of the goal and Chems Ben Salah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anis El Abidine Ben Ali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Tlili in the 40th minute of play. Ahmed Mouelhi 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. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Mouelhi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anis El Abidine Ben Ali was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Anis El Abidine Ben Ali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Mouelhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmed Ammar to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Consett United got a freekick which was hit by Mongi Azzaro. Ahmed Ammar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmed Ammar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Francileudo Badra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 61 played minutes Consett United got a freekick which was hit by Fatah Dermech. After recieving a nice pass, Maldon's Rashid Srarfi tried to score from far away in the 62nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After 63 played minutes Consett United got a freekick which was hit by Emir Zaalani. Ahmed Ammar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Maldon's zone, Ali Tlili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anis El Abidine Ben Ali came out of the goal and Ali Tlili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Maldon's Anis El Abidine Ben Ali got control of the ball when Ahmed Mouelhi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paulo Bejaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Consett United's Francileudo Badra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Ammar in the 80th minute of play. When Ali Tlili came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Consett 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 Ali Tlili couldn't finish the play. Anis El Abidine Ben Ali was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ali Tlili showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 84 minute of play. Maldon's Anis El Abidine Ben Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fraj Negrouz in the 91st minute of play. Ali David kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The Consett United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.