League Play-Off

Highbury and Islingt
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. Zouheir El Naili started the match with the kick off. Kais El Bez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zouheir El Naili in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute, Mohamed Mzali ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kais El Bez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 9th minute of the match Karim Bouazizi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kais El Bez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Mohamed Mzali was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cheshunt's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Highbury and Islington the free kick. The supporters of Highbury and Islington booed when Cheshunt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Mzali didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tarak Essebsi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hassen Slimane stood somewhat misplaced when Tarak Essebsi came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 16 minute. After 20 minutes of play, Highbury and Islington's Rashid Sebki made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hassen Slimane was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tarak Essebsi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Hassen Slimane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mohamed Ghannouchi fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Highbury and Islington's protests and gave Mohamed Ghannouchi a yellow card for diving instead. Zouheir El Naili recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zouheir El Naili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kais El Bez having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tarak Essebsi to make the kick off. Mohamed Mzali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Kais El Bez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 53rd minute of the match Mohamed Ghannouchi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mohamed Ghannouchi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 54th minute, Mohamed Ghannouchi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Mohamed Ben Saada in the 54th minute really tested Kais El Bez's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Rashid Sebki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hassen Slimane having to interfere. Zouheir El Naili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Kais El Bez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kais El Bez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zouheir El Naili in the 67th minute of play. The supporters of Cheshunt booed when Highbury and Islington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarak Essebsi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Highbury and Islington's Kais El Bez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Highbury and Islington from getting a goal against them. In the 79th match minute, Highbury and Islington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarak Essebsi to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohamed Mzali got free with Kais El Bez in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 86th match minute, Highbury and Islington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelkarim Gammoudi to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Mohamed Mzali 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 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Highbury and Islington's goalkeeper Kais El Bez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.