League Play-Off

Whitworth
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bahi Bhar got the match started through his kick off. Bechir Ayed hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Whitworth AFC's Habib Trabelsi got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Habib Trabelsi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohamad Massaoud was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Whitworth AFC's Salah Haddad slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mohamad Massaoud. That made the score 2-0 after 28 minutes of play. Bechir Ayed charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bechir Ayed the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th minute, Bechir Ayed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mohamad Massaoud stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bahi Bhar's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Mohamad Massaoud made an important save on a dangerous shot by Habib Trabelsi in the 46th minute. Ali Melliti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamza Bhar's shot from short distance in the 49th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamza Bhar to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice moves Ali Ben Younes could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Ali Melliti however easily saved by the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamza Bhar in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Melliti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ali Ben Younes might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ali Melliti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ali Ben Younes ran back to his position shaking his head. Ali Ben Younes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Melliti having to interfere. Ali Melliti made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Hamza Bhar sent off a good shot on target. Habib Trabelsi scored 3-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mohamad Massaoud, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Atef Mokadem hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Ali Melliti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamza Bhar, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Ali Ben Younes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Ali Melliti made a huge save. If Mehdi Sallemi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bahi Bhar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Whitworth AFC had won after a very even match.