League Play-Off

Aldbrough Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chedli Ghannem made the kick off which started today's match. Zoubair Nafti kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 3rd minute, Youssef Ben Nafti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mokhtar Ziadi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Tarek Braham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Mohamed Chaar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Hailsham City's zone, Youssef Ben Nafti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mokhtar Ziadi came out of the goal and Youssef Ben Nafti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lassaad al-Munsif Bey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mokhtar Ziadi having to interfere. Hailsham City's Tarek Braham got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mohamed Chaar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chedli Ghannem in the 21st minute of play. Chedli Ghannem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Chaar having to interfere. Mohamed Chaar came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Hailsham City's Tarek Braham. But to his dismay, Tarek Braham quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 30th minute, Lassaad al-Munsif Bey 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. 31 minutes into the game, Aldbrough FC's Youssef Ben Nafti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mokhtar Ziadi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Hamza Souissi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Mokhtar Ziadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lassaad al-Munsif Bey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 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 players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lassaad al-Munsif Bey stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mokhtar Ziadi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lassaad al-Munsif Bey, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Lassaad al-Munsif Bey 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. In the 61st match minute, Hailsham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chedli Ghannem to maneuver through the defense. Chedli Ghannem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Chaar having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Chedli Ghannem 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 79thth minute of the game Chedli Ghannem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Aldbrough FC's Mohamed Chaar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 84 minutes, Lassaad al-Munsif Bey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aldbrough FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lassaad al-Munsif Bey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mokhtar Ziadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lassaad al-Munsif Bey in the 86th minute of play. Lassaad al-Munsif Bey struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Mokhtar Ziadi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aldbrough FC. If Tarek Braham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Chaar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chedli Ghannem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Aldbrough FC had won after a very even match.