League Play-Off

Waltham Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sahbi Chipo kicked off to start the match. Faouzi Chiba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moncef Namouchi in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Mustafa Ben Bouchrara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, Riadh Kalaï hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sahbi Chipo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 13 minutes into the match, Bodmin's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Dhahri came free, but Ahmed Djait reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faouzi Chiba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sahbi Chipo , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Waltham's Emir Haj Essediri got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute, Waltham's Ali Dhahri ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ahmed Djait. Ahmed Djait yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. After having played for 25 minutes, Lotfi Souayati managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Waltham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lotfi Souayati was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Faouzi Chiba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moncef Namouchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hassine Bouzayane blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Faouzi Chiba having to make a save. If Moncef Namouchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Ali Dhahri made the kick off in the second half. Ali Dhahri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lotfi Souayati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aymen Chikhaoui charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aymen Chikhaoui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, Bodmin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aymen Chikhaoui to maneuver through the defense. After 68 played minutes Bodmin got a freekick which was hit by Hassine Bouzayane. In the 69th minute of the match Zouheir Saidi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ahmed Djait skillfully saved the ball. Ahmed Djait showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Dhahri in the 70th minute of the match. Ahmed Djait showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Dhahri, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When Lotfi Souayati came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Waltham 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 Lotfi Souayati couldn't finish the play. Bodmin's Ahmed Djait played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lotfi Souayati in the 79th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Sahbi Chipo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Faouzi Chiba . That made the score 1-1 in the 82 minute of play. Lotfi Souayati struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Ahmed Djait didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Waltham. After a rather tough play, Waltham's Riadh Kalaï got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When Riadh Kalaï fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Waltham's protests and gave Riadh Kalaï a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Waltham getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Riadh Kalaï hit a great ball. With his leg Faouzi Chiba managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Bodmin's Moncef Namouchi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sahbi Chipo in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faouzi Chiba saved Waltham from getting behind. Sahbi Chipo did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Faouzi Chiba 97 minutes into the match.