League Play-Off

Sawtry Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 6 played minutes Sawtry got a freekick which was hit by Taoufik Mnari. Marouane Diwa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Hammami's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Sadok Srarfi hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Bahi Benachour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Sadok Srarfi fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sawtry's protests and gave Sadok Srarfi a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Staveley booed when Sawtry was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sadok Srarfi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Mohamed Hammami had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marouane Diwa. Sawtry's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Hammami was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mohamed Aouichaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khaled Hleli in the 22nd minute of the match. If Mohamed Hammami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taoufik Mnari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Mohamed Aouichaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 31 minutes, Oussama Trabelsi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Staveley and the Sawtry players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Staveley getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Oussama Trabelsi hit a great ball. In the 33rdth minute of the game Khaled Hleli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Staveley's Mohamed Aouichaoui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Taoufik Mnari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Aouichaoui having to interfere. Taoufik Mnari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bahi Benachour's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marouane Diwa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Sawtry's Marouane Diwa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bahi Benachour in the 46th minute of play. Mohamed Hammami scored 0-2 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marouane Diwa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Sawtry players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Staveley were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Mohamed Hammami made the kick off in the second half. Mohamed Aouichaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taoufik Mnari in the 55th minute of the match. 62 minutes into the game, Salah Sayah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Staveley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sawtry the free kick. After 62 played minutes Staveley got a freekick which was hit by Salah Sayah. Mohamed Aouichaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taoufik Mnari, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Mohamed Aouichaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Taoufik Mnari, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After 72 played minutes Sawtry got a freekick which was hit by Sadok Srarfi. Bahi Benachour hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the match, Staveley's goal looked a bit too open when Khaled Hleli came free, but Mohamed Aouichaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Khaled Hleli made a precise shot to the right of Mohamed Aouichaoui. Staveley's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. If Mohamed Hammami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hedi Mechergui hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The supporters of Staveley booed when Sawtry was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hedi Mechergui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marouane Diwa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Hammami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Bahi Benachour 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.