League Play-Off

Halton Holegate Stad
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Karim Melliti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Radhi Braham 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. Radhi Braham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Halton Holegate's David Djait played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laaroussi Sélim Haj Ali in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th match minute, Halton Holegate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Ouhir to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Radhi Braham's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Djait was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samir Chiba during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Halton Holegate getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Samir Chiba hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, Jaouhar Sélim Haj Ali was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dewsbury United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Halton Holegate the free kick. Bahi Zahani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Melliti in the 28th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Laaroussi Sélim Haj Ali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dewsbury United's supporters rose to their feet, but Laaroussi Sélim Haj Ali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Djait breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Halton Holegate's Samir Chiba got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 33rd match minute, Dewsbury United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaouhar Sélim Haj Ali to maneuver through the defense. Bahi Zahani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Melliti in the 35th minute of the match. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Halton Holegate's goalkeeper David Djait, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Issam Bouazizi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Djait having to interfere. In the 42nd match minute, Halton Holegate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salah Dhafer to maneuver through the defense. Laaroussi Sélim Haj Ali struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. David Djait didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dewsbury United. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Laaroussi Sélim Haj Ali to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mehdi Ouhir during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, Mehdi Ouhir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Samir Chiba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahi Zahani having to interfere. Radhi Braham kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Laaroussi Sélim Haj Ali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. David Djait tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laaroussi Sélim Haj Ali's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, David Djait skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Halton Holegate's Karim Melliti got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Samir Chiba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Bahi Zahani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Dewsbury United's Laaroussi Sélim Haj Ali sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that David Djait narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Samir Chiba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bahi Zahani having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Melliti in the 86th minute of play forced Dewsbury United's goalkeeper Bahi Zahani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karim Melliti took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bahi Zahani. Bahi Zahani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Radhi Braham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Djait having to interfere. Helmi Chouchane kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Halton Holegate support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.