League Play-Off

Thorpe-le-Soken
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adel Laabidi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thorpe-le-Soken's Ammar Slim shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 4th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Faouzi Jawachi but with some difficulty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adel Laabidi in the 11th minute of play forced Thorpe-le-Soken's goalkeeper Hatem Khcharem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Adel Laabidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 20th minute, Riadh Maatouk 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 Ipplepen getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Chedly Omrani hit a great ball. Mohamed Ameur, 27 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Faouzi Jawachi went to the wrong direction when Mohamed Ameur was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Anis Kasraoui was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Hamed Radhouani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Jawachi having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Radhi Mor 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. Hamed Radhouani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hamed Radhouani to strike the kick off in the second half. Radhi Mor got in the 52nd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Faouzi Jawachi handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Riadh Maatouk got free with Hatem Khcharem in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Riadh Maatouk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hatem Khcharem read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Hamed Radhouani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Ipplepen's zone, Hamed Radhouani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faouzi Jawachi came out of the goal and Hamed Radhouani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute, Riadh Maatouk 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Riadh Maatouk got free with Hatem Khcharem in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Thorpe-le-Soken's Hatem Khcharem got control of the ball when Riadh Maatouk tried to sneak it across the goal line. Faouzi Jawachi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamed Radhouani in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the game, Radhi Mor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Faouzi Jawachi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hamed Radhouani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Radhi Mor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Thorpe-le-Soken getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Habib Ali Namouchi hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Thorpe-le-Soken had won after a very even match.