League Play-Off

Nailsea
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ahmed Gharbi got the match started through his kick off. Nejib Gharbi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ben Rostom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Basli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Mohamed Basli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ben Rostom. Nailsea's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Basli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, Nailsea's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Basli came free, but Ben Rostom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Basli might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ben Rostom. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mohamed Basli ran back to his position shaking his head. Ben Rostom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nejib Gharbi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmed Gharbi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ben Rostom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nejib Gharbi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 minutes, Mehdi Hicheri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nailsea and the Walton On The Naze FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mehdi Hicheri hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute, Mehdi Jaziri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Nailsea's Dali Boukadida got a free kick in the 38th minute. Borhene Sassi's late challenge caught a Walton On The Naze FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Borhene Sassi helped the player get up and apologised. Youssef Ben Fergani walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Nailsea's Ben Rostom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nejib Gharbi in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nejib Gharbi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mohamed Basli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nejib Gharbi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ben Rostom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute Ahmed Gharbi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Habib Mouelhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Ahmed Gharbi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nailsea fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A collision led to Walton On The Naze FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Chokri Clayton hit a great ball. Dali Boukadida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Basli received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ben Rostom came out and tried to block the shot, but Mohamed Basli slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 72nd minute. 77 minutes into the match, Nailsea's Ahmed Gharbi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Habib Mouelhi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nejib Gharbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Rostom having to interfere. Ben Rostom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nejib Gharbi's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nejib Gharbi in the 83rd minute of play forced Nailsea's goalkeeper Ben Rostom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Basli succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-3 in the 84th playminute. Ben Rostom made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Basli in the 89th minute. Dali Boukadida fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Mouelhi having to interfere. Ahmed Gharbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Mouelhi having to interfere. After having played for 97 minutes, Mohamed Basli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Walton On The Naze FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Basli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Walton On The Naze FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.