League Play-Off

Twyford Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Twyford AFC's zone, Hamed Chikhaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehdi Boulaabi came out of the goal and Hamed Chikhaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 3 played minutes Twyford AFC got a freekick which was hit by Adel Zidane. After having played for 4 minutes, Hamed Chikhaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Euston's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamed Chikhaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 10 minutes of play, Euston's Hamdi Kallel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mehdi Boulaabi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, Euston's goal looked a bit too open when Adel Rokki came free, but Sofiène Mellouli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Euston getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Hamdi Kallel hit a great ball. Adel Naouali was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 16th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Sofiène Mellouli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adel Rokki in the 18th minute of play. Hédi Bargawi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Euston's Sofiène Mellouli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adel Rokki in the 27th minute of play. Sofiène Mellouli made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Hédi Bargawi sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the match, Hédi Bargawi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sofiène Mellouli. Euston's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hédi Bargawi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. If Hédi Bargawi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Hédi Bargawi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 42 minutes into the match, Hamed Chikhaoui notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Twyford AFC's Mehdi Boulaabi. Mehdi Boulaabi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hassib Arfa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Mehdi Boulaabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Hassib Arfa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Mehdi Boulaabi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 62nd match minute, Twyford AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Majdi Bourguiba to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 63rd minute by Hassib Arfa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 73 minutes of play, Twyford AFC's Hédi Bargawi made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sofiène Mellouli was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 77th minute, Majdi Bourguiba had to leave the field with a concussion. Hamdi Kallel charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamdi Kallel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hamdi Kallel hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Mehdi Boulaabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hassib Arfa in the 79th minute. Hédi Bargawi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Hamed Chikhaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th match minute, Twyford AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adel Zidane to maneuver through the defense. Hassib Arfa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Twyford AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Euston's performance. The match ended with a win for Euston.