League Play-Off

Swaffham
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. Montassar Chedli started the match with the kick off. Adel Karoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cleckheaton United's Hassene Nafti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riadh Rehouma in the 9th minute of play. Riadh Rehouma hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Haythem Sassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Montassar Chedli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mehdi Jelassi hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Adel Karoui was extremely unlucky when he, in the 24th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Cleckheaton United's Hassene Nafti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riadh Rehouma in the 34th minute of play. After 39 minutes of play, Cleckheaton United's Montassar Chedli made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aymen Basli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aymen Basli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Montassar Chedli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute, Selim Mzali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Cleckheaton United's Hassene Nafti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adel Karoui in the 53rd minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Cleckheaton United's Montassar Chedli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aymen Basli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Montassar Chedli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Aymen Basli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Cleckheaton United's Montassar Chedli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aymen Basli. That made the score 1-2 after 66 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haythem Sassi got free with Aymen Basli in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hassene Nafti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adel Karoui in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Montassar Chedli fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aymen Basli, passed just outside the right post. Hassene Nafti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Riadh Rehouma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Riadh Rehouma blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hassene Nafti having to make a save. Hassene Nafti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adel Karoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adel Karoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hassene Nafti having to interfere. Adel Karoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mehdi Jelassi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. A collision led to Cleckheaton United getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Mehdi Jelassi hit a great ball. Hassene Nafti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Riadh Rehouma, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After 95 minutes, Montassar Chedli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cleckheaton United and the Swaffham players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute, Montassar Chedli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Cleckheaton United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cleckheaton United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.