League Play-Off

Sidmouth 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. Adel Karray started the match with the kick off. Karim Trabelsi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hassen Khelil in the 3rd minute of play. Faouzi Taher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Alaeddine Khelil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faouzi Taher got free with Alaeddine Khelil in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 9 minutes of play, Gerrards Cross's Hassen Khelil made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karim Trabelsi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sidmouth FC's goalkeeper Karim Trabelsi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Faouzi Taher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alaeddine Khelil having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Gerrards Cross's Mehdi Ragued broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 26th match minute, Sidmouth FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Muhammad Karel to maneuver through the defense. After 27 played minutes, Gerrards Cross's Mehdi Ragued shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Karim Trabelsi 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 Gerrards Cross reached it. Adel Dermech sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adel Dermech received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Karim Trabelsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Adel Dermech had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sidmouth FC's Faouzi Taher got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Karim Trabelsi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hassen Khelil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alaeddine Khelil made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Faouzi Taher sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hassen Khelil made a kick off. Faouzi Taher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alaeddine Khelil having to interfere. Faouzi Taher struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Alaeddine Khelil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sidmouth FC. Hassen Khelil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Karim Trabelsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Adel Dermech came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Gerrards Cross fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Adel Dermech couldn't finish the play. Faouzi Taher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hassen Khelil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sidmouth FC's Karim Trabelsi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hassen Khelil in the 83rd minute of play. After 84 played minutes Sidmouth FC got a freekick which was hit by Muhammad Karel. Gerrards Cross were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Sidmouth FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mehdi Ragued took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Mehdi Ragued got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Karim Trabelsi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Adel Karray fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alaeddine Khelil having to interfere. Adel Trabelsi kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match.