League Play-Off

Bridlington Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walid Haithem kicked off to start the match. Walid Haithem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 6 played minutes, Ashburton's Abdallah Chiba shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Patrick Khemili 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 Ashburton reached it. Imed Chikhaoui could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Adel Mestiri made a huge save. In the 10th minute Walid Haithem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Khemili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chaouki Fitouri kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Mehdi Jaballah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Khemili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bridlington's goalkeeper Patrick Khemili, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Walid Haithem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Patrick Khemili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute Mehdi Jaballah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patrick Khemili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bridlington's Imed Chikhaoui in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ashburton's goalie prevented a goal. Imed Chikhaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adel Mestiri having to interfere. Chaouki Fitouri kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Walid Haithem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patrick Khemili having to interfere. In the 40th match minute, Bridlington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chaouki Fitouri to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Ferid Farhat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adel Mestiri was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ferid Farhat was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Selim Mrabet 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 53rd minute, Kaies Jaber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Bridlington's Chaouki Fitouri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adel Mestiri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ferid Farhat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adel Mestiri having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Ferid Farhat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bridlington's supporters rose to their feet, but Ferid Farhat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adel Mestiri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Imed Chikhaoui struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Adel Mestiri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bridlington. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferid Farhat in the 75th minute of play forced Ashburton's goalkeeper Adel Mestiri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Bridlington fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Bridlington's Ferid Farhat looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Patrick Khemili didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 89th minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.