League Play-Off

Bodmin
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Slough's Mohamed Mzoughi 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. Moncef Namouchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chedly Cherif having to interfere. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for Slough. Mohamed Benslimane stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ahmed Djait. 0-1. When Ali Sfar fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bodmin's protests and gave Ali Sfar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 29th minute, Ali Sfar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mohamed Benslimane 's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ahmed Djait read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Mohamed Mzoughi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmed Djait. Bodmin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Mzoughi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 35th minute, Mahmoud Amor 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. Mohamed Mzoughi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Djait having to interfere. Bodmin's Ahmed Djait played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mahmoud Amor in the 41st minute of play. Bodmin were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Slough's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ali Sfar took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Hassine Bouzayane heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely.

Moncef Namouchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Chedly Cherif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chedly Cherif stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sahbi Chipo 's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 64th minute Sahbi Chipo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chedly Cherif saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Sahbi Chipo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chedly Cherif was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. If Mahmoud Amor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Djait took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Mzoughi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sahbi Chipo in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chedly Cherif saved Slough from getting behind. Bodmin's Ahmed Djait played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Mzoughi in the 84th minute of play. When Mahmoud Amor came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Slough 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 Mahmoud Amor couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aymen Chikhaoui during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ahmed Djait made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Mzoughi in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Sahbi Chipo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Slough's Mahmoud Amor got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 99th minute of the match, Mohamed Mzoughi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ahmed Djait saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Slough eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.