League Play-Off

Sowerby Bridge Stadi
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. Abdessalem Tonniche started the match with the kick off. When Fethi Sélim Haj Ali came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Denholme 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 Fethi Sélim Haj Ali couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdessalem Tonniche in the 9th minute of play forced Denholme's goalkeeper Helmi Ladgham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sadok Bouazizi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Nizar Soussia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Jaouhar Mrabet came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Sowerby Bridge 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 Jaouhar Mrabet couldn't finish the play. In the 16th match minute, Denholme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Boumnijel to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Denholme's Helmi Ladgham got control of the ball when Habib Haddad tried to sneak it across the goal line. Helmi Ladgham didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Sowerby Bridge's Habib Haddad shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hassib Marzouki during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 31st minute, Hassib Marzouki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denholme's Helmi Ladgham proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Denholme from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Sowerby Bridge booed when Denholme was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zoubair Dali didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd match minute, Denholme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fethi Sélim Haj Ali to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sadok Bouazizi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Denholme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zoubair Dali to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, Denholme's Sadok Bouazizi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nizar Soussia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 72 minutes, Zoubair Dali mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Denholme and the Sowerby Bridge players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zoubair Dali hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Helmi Ladgham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdessalem Tonniche, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Zoubair Dali got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Sowerby Bridge booed when Denholme was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zoubair Dali didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdessalem Tonniche scored 2-0 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Helmi Ladgham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Habib Haddad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sowerby Bridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Habib Haddad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Helmi Ladgham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Denholme's Helmi Ladgham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Habib Haddad in the 83rd minute of play.