League Play-Off

Foulsham
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chaouki Ben al-Amin made the kick off which started today's match. After 6 played minutes Finglesham City got a freekick which was hit by Muhammad Sélim Haj Ali. Chaouki Ben Zahani hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salah Belhaj Stambouli in the 20th minute of play forced Finglesham City's goalkeeper Muhammad Ben Younes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Muhammad Ben Younes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salah Belhaj Stambouli, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Achref Mosrati's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Muhammad Ben Younes firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Finglesham City's Muhammad Ben Younes got control of the ball when Achref Mosrati tried to sneak it across the goal line. Youssef Achour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaouki Ben al-Amin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Foulsham United defense, Chaouki Ben al-Amin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Youssef Achour. The Foulsham United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Youssef Achour should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Foulsham United booed when Finglesham City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mounir Yahyaoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute Salah Belhaj Stambouli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muhammad Ben Younes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th match minute, Finglesham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raouf Ben Yahia to maneuver through the defense. Raouf Ben Yahia charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Raouf Ben Yahia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Raouf Ben Yahia hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Muhammad Ben Younes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salah Belhaj Stambouli's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Achref Mosrati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Muhammad Ben Younes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Finglesham City were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Salah Belhaj Stambouli made the kick off in the second half. Achref Mosrati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Muhammad Ben Younes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salah Belhaj Stambouli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Muhammad Ben Younes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Achref Mosrati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Muhammad Ben Younes having to interfere. Med Zaghouani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Youssef Achour read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. Mohamed Idir's late challenge caught a Finglesham City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Idir helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Foulsham United's Mohamed Idir got a free kick in the 66th minute. After 70 played minutes Finglesham City got a freekick which was hit by Mounir Yahyaoui. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salah Belhaj Stambouli in the 78th minute of play forced Finglesham City's goalkeeper Muhammad Ben Younes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Finglesham City defense, Salah Belhaj Stambouli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Muhammad Ben Younes . The Finglesham City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Muhammad Ben Younes should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salah Belhaj Stambouli in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Muhammad Ben Younes saved Finglesham City from getting behind. Muhammad Ben Younes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achref Mosrati, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Chaouki Ben al-Amin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Youssef Achour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Youssef Achour didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Med Zaghouani went, in the 98th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Finglesham City's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.