League Play-Off

Barkingside
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd match minute, Barkingside City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroune Mechergui to maneuver through the defense. In the 6thth minute of the game Ahmed Nafti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barkingside City's Karim Ziadi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Khaled M'Hedhbi came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Barkingside City 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 Khaled M'Hedhbi couldn't finish the play. In the 13th minute, Khaled M'Hedhbi 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. In the 15th minute of the match, Tarek Mor tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Beji Ishola saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Said Ben Marzouki hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Ahmed Nafti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karim Ziadi having to make a save. In the 26th minute, Montassar Clayton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karim Ziadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Nafti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 0-1 became the score in the 31st minute when Montassar Clayton elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khaled M'Hedhbi got free with Beji Ishola in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ahmed Nafti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Karim Ziadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Timsbury's Beji Ishola got control of the ball when Khaled M'Hedhbi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Montassar Clayton made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Timsbury got a freekick which was hit by Beji Boukorâa. In the 55th minute of the match Barkingside City got a corner. Timsbury's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hassen Jawachi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Montassar Clayton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Karim Ziadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 61stth minute of the game Montassar Clayton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barkingside City's Karim Ziadi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Karim Ziadi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Montassar Clayton in the 63rd minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Slim Ben Omrani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barkingside City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Timsbury the free kick. A collision led to Barkingside City getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Slim Ben Omrani hit a great ball. Ahmed Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chaouki Jelassi charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chaouki Jelassi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 70 played minutes Timsbury got a freekick which was hit by Chaouki Jelassi. If Khaled M'Hedhbi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khaled M'Hedhbi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Beji Ishola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 80 minutes, Montassar Clayton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Timsbury's supporters crossed their fingers, but Montassar Clayton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karim Ziadi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Nafti in the 85th minute. Karim Ziadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Montassar Clayton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Timsbury's Beji Boukorâa broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 95 minutes, Slim Ben Omrani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barkingside City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Slim Ben Omrani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.