League Play-Off

Sittingbourne Stadiu
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. Mokhtar Litaiem started the match with the kick off. Jawhar Robime took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mokhtar Litaiem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmed Sebki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lotfi Ghannem having to interfere. The supporters of Locksheath booed when Sittingbourne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khaled Hleli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jawhar Robime made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mokhtar Litaiem in the 13th minute of play. Lotfi Ghannem made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Ahmed Sebki sent off a good shot on target. Jawhar Robime showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yassine Mestiri, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Sittingbourne's Jawhar Robime played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mokhtar Litaiem in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, Sittingbourne was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oussama Ouertani to maneuver through the defense. Mohammed Slimane, 32 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Moncef Hedi Jedidi hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 37 minutes into the match, Mokhtar Litaiem had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jawhar Robime. Sittingbourne's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mokhtar Litaiem was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mehdi Zouari was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 50 minutes Locksheath's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mehdi Zouari who took care of the corner kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mongi Kallel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Locksheath's Lotfi Ghannem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Sebki in the 55th minute of play. With a little luck, Sittingbourne's Jawhar Robime got control of the ball when Yassine Mestiri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mokhtar Litaiem was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 57th minute. Locksheath's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Yassine Mestiri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lotfi Ghannem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mongi Kallel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Sittingbourne booed when Locksheath was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ammar Mestiri didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 67 played minutes, Sittingbourne's Mehdi Zouari shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lotfi Ghannem 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 Sittingbourne reached it. Lotfi Ghannem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mongi Kallel in the 69th minute of play. Ammar Mestiri kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mongi Kallel in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lotfi Ghannem saved Locksheath from getting behind. After some careless play in the Sittingbourne defense, Yassine Mestiri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jawhar Robime. The Sittingbourne fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jawhar Robime should have stopped the shot. Ahmed Sebki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Lotfi Ghannem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 90 minutes of play, Sittingbourne's Mongi Kallel made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lotfi Ghannem was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mokhtar Litaiem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jawhar Robime having to interfere. Lotfi Ghannem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mongi Kallel in the 99th minute of the match. The Sittingbourne supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Locksheath's performance. The match ended with a win for Locksheath.