League Play-Off

Warminster Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raouf Essebsi kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Curdridge getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Zied Jaidi hit a great ball. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Warminster's goalkeeper Issam Tonniche, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hichem Zidane during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Issam Tonniche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Najeh Karoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Curdridge's Sadok Bouali got control of the ball when Hichem Zidane tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sadok Bouali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamdi Jaber in the 14th minute of the match. Hamdi Jaber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sadok Bouali having to interfere. Hamdi Jaber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Sadok Bouali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamdi Jaber in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sadok Bouali prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hichem Zidane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Sadok Bouali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute, Raouf Essebsi 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. A collision led to Curdridge getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Aymen Gammoudi hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Warminster's Majed Ben Ghannouchi tried to score from far away in the 44th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hamdi Jaber was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Curdridge booed when Warminster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moncef Mechergui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Curdridge's Sadok Bouali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamdi Jaber in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th minute, Hamdi Jaber 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. An unexpected shot in the 59th minute by Najeh Karoui got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Mohamad Cherni's late challenge caught a Curdridge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamad Cherni helped the player get up and apologised. Issam Tonniche had great luck who in the 61stth minute grab hold of the ball when Raouf Essebsi from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 63rd minute Curdridge were awarded a corner. Ammar Bassir went to the cornerflag to take it. After 67 played minutes Warminster got a freekick which was hit by David Laabidi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Najeh Karoui in the 72nd minute of play forced Warminster's goalkeeper Issam Tonniche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Najeh Karoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Issam Tonniche having to interfere. Issam Tonniche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raouf Essebsi in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Moncef Mechergui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Warminster's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curdridge the free kick. After 77 played minutes Warminster got a freekick which was hit by Moncef Mechergui. 82 minutes into the match, Warminster's Hamdi Jaber sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sadok Bouali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hichem Zidane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sadok Bouali read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Curdridge's Tarek Achour got a free kick in the 90th minute. Hamdi Jaber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Sadok Bouali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 96th match minute, Curdridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarek Achour to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Majed Ben Ghannouchi in the 98th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Sadok Bouali's left hand side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.