League Play-Off

Bucknell Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hatem Neifar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hatem Neifar took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Chokri El Abidine Ben Ali. Chokri El Abidine Ben Ali dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 19th minute, Hatem Neifar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Karim Tlili came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Bucknell United fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Karim Tlili couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Eton's goalkeeper Ali Attouga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bucknell United's Chokri El Abidine Ben Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hatem Neifar in the 25th minute of play. Karim Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Bejaouis short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Ali Attouga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ali Bejaoui in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ali Attouga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Hatem Neifar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Issam Ladgham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Karim Santos took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Ali Attouga to make any attempt to save it. Mohammed Bouazizi struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Ali Attouga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bucknell United. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Ali Bejaoui 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. In the 55th minute, Hatem Neifar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Chokri El Abidine Ben Ali. The goal made the score 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Issam Ladgham got free with Chokri El Abidine Ben Ali in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Hatem Neifar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bucknell United's Chokri El Abidine Ben Ali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Bucknell United from getting a goal against them. 76 minutes into the match, Eton's Hatem Neifar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chokri El Abidine Ben Ali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ali Bejaoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Attouga was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Ali Bejaoui had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ali Attouga. Eton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Bejaoui was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Mohammed Bouazizi's late challenge caught a Eton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohammed Bouazizi helped the player get up and apologised. Chokri El Abidine Ben Ali made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Issam Ladgham sent off a good shot on target. If Karim Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fathi Sellami hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.