League Play-Off

Wadhurst Stadium
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. Chokri Bargougui started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chokri Bargougui in the 4th minute of play forced Wadhurst FC's goalkeeper Habib Ayari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmed Ghannouchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamad Zaghouani having to interfere. Ahmed Ghannouchi's late challenge caught a Arundel City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Ghannouchi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Arundel City booed when Wadhurst FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Ghannouchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Wadhurst FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Salah Namouchi hit a great ball. Habib Ayari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chokri Bargougui in the 10th minute of the match. Arundel City's Youssef Zidane suffered a fractured collar bone after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Radhi Mechergui's late challenge caught a Arundel City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Radhi Mechergui helped the player get up and apologised. Ahmed Ghannouchi struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Mohamad Zaghouani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wadhurst FC. Karim Benachour hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Ali Hadda struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Mohamad Zaghouani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wadhurst FC. Mohamad Zaghouani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Ghannouchi in the 26th minute of play. Hamed Zahani kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Ali Hadda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohamad Zaghouani having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Hadda got free with Mohamad Zaghouani in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bechir Achour in the 45th minute of play forced Wadhurst FC's goalkeeper Habib Ayari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamad Zaghouani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Ghannouchi in the 47th minute of the match. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arundel City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Slaheddine Yahia was slow to take the kick. During this time Wadhurst FC's players had a chance to rest. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmed Ghannouchi was the one to do the kick off. In the 60th minute, Ahmed Ghannouchi 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 63rd minute, Radhi Mechergui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the game, Karim Benachour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arundel City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wadhurst FC the free kick. In the 64th match minute, Arundel City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Benachour to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Wadhurst FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Radhi Mechergui hit a great ball. If Bechir Achour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 80th minute of the match Karim Benachour completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Karim Benachour a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Arundel City getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Karim Benachour hit a great ball. Ahmed Ghannouchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamad Zaghouani having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chokri Bargougui during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Chokri Bargougui hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Arundel City's Chaouki Mzali got a free kick in the 91st minute. When Ali Hadda came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Wadhurst FC 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 Hadda couldn't finish the play. Wadhurst FC's Ahmed Ghannouchi got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Wadhurst FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Arundel City to win.