League Play-Off

Stokenchurch Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Néji Chikhaoui took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Shepton Mallet AFC's Khaled Mzoughi got control of the ball when Houcine Beya tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Shepton Mallet AFC's zone, Néji Chikhaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khaled Mzoughi came out of the goal and Néji Chikhaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Houcine Beya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stokenchurch United's supporters rose to their feet, but Houcine Beya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khaled Mzoughi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Néji Chikhaoui in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Khaled Mzoughi saved Shepton Mallet AFC from getting behind. Zoubaier Namouchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issam Slimane in the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Stokenchurch United getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Abdallah Farhat hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Adel Stambouli 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. Houcine Beya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Khaled Mzoughi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute Néji Chikhaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khaled Mzoughi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Houcine Beya who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Khaled Mzoughi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Issam Slimane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Khaled Mzoughi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Houcine Beya in the 56th minute of play. In the 57th match minute, Shepton Mallet AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chokri Djait to maneuver through the defense. Néji Chikhaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Khaled Mzoughi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adel Stambouli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Zoubaier Namouchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Stokenchurch United getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Mohamed Ali Sellimi hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Néji Chikhaoui 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. Adel Stambouli's late challenge caught a Stokenchurch United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adel Stambouli helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th match minute, Shepton Mallet AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adel Stambouli to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Shepton Mallet AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Houcine Beya came free, but Khaled Mzoughi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Abdallah Farhat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stokenchurch United's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdallah Farhat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khaled Mzoughi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by David Mkacher during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 87th match minute, Stokenchurch United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Mkacher to maneuver through the defense. Zoubaier Namouchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issam Slimane, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. If Houcine Beya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khaled Mzoughi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Houcine Beya went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Stokenchurch United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.