League Play-Off

Horfield Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Horfield FC's Kais Ali Bourguiba started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, Sawtry's goalkeeper Marouane Diwa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adel Chaldun. In the 8thth minute of the game Kais Ali Bourguiba who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sawtry's Marouane Diwa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marouane Diwa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kais Ali Bourguiba, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Marouane Diwa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kais Ali Bourguiba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Marouane Diwa managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when Horfield FC's Adel Chaldun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Taoufik Mnari charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Taoufik Mnari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Sawtry's Taoufik Mnari got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 31st minute of the match Mohamed Limam sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Bouazizi skillfully saved the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Sawtry's Khaled Hleli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Bouazizi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Taoufik Mnari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Bouazizi was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Taoufik Mnari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ali Bouazizi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khaled Hleli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ali Bouazizi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Adel Chaldun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Marouane Diwa made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Khaled Hleli to make the kick off. A collision led to Horfield FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Fakhreddine Boumnijel hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Khaled Hleli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Bouazizi was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Adel Chaldun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Marouane Diwa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marouane Diwa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kais Ali Bourguiba's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Mohamed Sellimi hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Sawtry's Khaled Hleli slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ali Bouazizi. That made the score 0-3 after 75 minutes of play. In the 79th match minute, Horfield FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Marzouki to maneuver through the defense. Khaled Hleli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ali Bouazizi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sawtry's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.