League Play-Off

Ponteland
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mondher Dhaouadi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Anis Ghigani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Houcine Yahia in the 4th minute of play. Férid Ben Jegham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hassene Hadrioui went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Ponteland's Anis Ghigani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Houcine Yahia in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to Ponteland getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Paulo Chikhaoui hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Ben Belkahia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anis Ghigani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anis Ghigani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Houcine Yahia in the 17th minute of the match. Houcine Yahia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anis Ghigani having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Bechir Gammoudi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Mondher Dhaouadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Houcine Yahia struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Anis Ghigani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tottington. An unexpectedly hard shot by Houcine Yahia in the 33rd minute of play forced Ponteland's goalkeeper Anis Ghigani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tottington's Houcine Yahia in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ponteland's goalie prevented a goal. In the 38th match minute, Tottington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaies M'ghirbi to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Ponteland's Mohamed Ali Nouira tried to score from far away in the 38th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Tottington's Muhammad Stambouli got a free kick in the 40th minute. Kais Ben Younes took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anis Ghigani. Ponteland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 46th minute, Ben Belkahia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tottington fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ben Belkahia made a kick off. Férid Ben Jegham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hassene Hadrioui , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the match, Ben Belkahia dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Anis Ghigani, 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ben Belkahia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tottington's supporters rose to their feet, but Ben Belkahia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anis Ghigani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Paulo Chikhaoui fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponteland's protests and gave Paulo Chikhaoui a yellow card for diving instead. Paulo Chikhaoui hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. When Bechir Gammoudi fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ponteland's protests and gave Bechir Gammoudi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd minute, Bechir Gammoudi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ben Belkahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Anis Ghigani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anis Ghigani was a little too slow when Ben Belkahia got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 2-3. 82 minutes into the match, Tottington's goal looked a bit too open when Mondher Dhaouadi came free, but Férid Ben Jegham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Férid Ben Jegham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mondher Dhaouadi in the 83rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hassene Hadrioui 's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Férid Ben Jegham was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Tottington's zone, Mondher Dhaouadi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Férid Ben Jegham came out of the goal and Mondher Dhaouadi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the match, Ponteland's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Belkahia came free, but Anis Ghigani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute Ben Belkahia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anis Ghigani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Tottington players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.