League Play-Off

Yapton Park
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. Wissem al-Husain started the match with the kick off. In the 8thth minute of the game Wissem al-Husain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ampthill FC's Haythem Jebali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hamed Hermassi might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karim Sellimi . Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamed Hermassi ran back to his position shaking his head. Sami Sfar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Karim Sellimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmed Kefacha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the game, Yapton's Ahmed Kefacha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Haythem Jebali made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Ampthill FC's Oussama Tonniche got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karim Sellimi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamed Hermassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamed Hermassi 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. Ahmed Kefacha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamed Hermassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Karim Sellimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Sami Sfar made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Yapton's Adel Dhaouadi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haythem Jebali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Haythem Jebali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Kefacha in the 60th minute of the match. 2-0 became the score in the 62nd minute when Wissem al-Husain elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After 67 minutes Yapton's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mohamed Chedli who took care of the corner kick. Ampthill FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mohamed Chedli in the 68th minute. After taking down the ball on Ampthill FC's corner Mohamed Chedli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Karim Sellimi quite easily take care of the ball. Haythem Jebali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Kefacha, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the match, Yapton's Wissem al-Husain sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haythem Jebali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Ahmed Kefacha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Haythem Jebali was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Ampthill FC's Haythem Jebali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Kefacha in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Adel Herguel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ampthill FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.