League Play-Off

Minehead Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ahmed Gharbi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Minehead's Emir Baya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dali Boukadida in the 4th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamda Saidi in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ben Rostom prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 12th match minute, Nailsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Achour to maneuver through the defense. Hamda Saidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmed Gharbi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Emir Baya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oussama Ghigani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Rostom having to interfere. Minehead's Hamda Saidi got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Hamda Saidi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minehead's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamda Saidi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ben Rostom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hamda Saidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Ben Rostom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oussama Ghigani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamda Saidi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ben Rostom having to interfere. Minehead's Emir Baya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Gharbi in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hamda Saidi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Med Ali Ghodhbane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nailsea's Karim Chippo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 53rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Emir Baya but with some difficulty. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Oussama Ghigani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Minehead's supporters rose to their feet, but Oussama Ghigani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ben Rostom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Achref Gabsi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emir Baya. That made the score 0-1 in the 60 minute of play. Ben Rostom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oussama Ghigani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ben Rostom stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oussama Ghigani's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Emir Baya made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dali Boukadida in the 73rd minute. Oussama Ghigani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 83 minutes into the game, Mohamed Essafi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minehead's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nailsea the free kick. In the 84th minute, Mohamed Essafi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Minehead's goalkeeper Emir Baya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Nailsea walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.