League Play-Off

North Kilworth Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ash's Ismail Bouazizi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ferid Mustapha in the 6th minute of play forced North Kilworth United's goalkeeper Ahmed El Hadj Kacem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Habib Nafti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Aymen Bnouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Hamza Ghigani reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aymen Bnouni. The goal made the score 1-0. Aymen Bnouni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Habib Nafti in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Ash's goalkeeper Aymen Bnouni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Habib Nafti. North Kilworth United's Ahmed El Hadj Kacem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferid Mustapha in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Hamza Ghigani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ferid Mustapha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Ahmed El Hadj Kacem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mahmoud Belgacem charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mahmoud Belgacem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of North Kilworth United booed when Ash was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahmoud Belgacem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmed El Hadj Kacem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismail Bouazizi, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Ismail Bouazizi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed El Hadj Kacem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismail Bouazizi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Habib Nafti's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Aymen Bnouni skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 47th minute, North Kilworth United's Hamza Ghigani dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hamza Ghigani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 58th match minute, Ash was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamed Mkademi to maneuver through the defense. Aymen Bnouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamza Ghigani in the 60th minute of the match. Hamza Ghigani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aymen Bnouni having to interfere. Aymen Bnouni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Habib Nafti's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. In the 69th of the match, Ismail Bouazizi tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Ahmed El Hadj Kacem got in the way and made a wonderful save. Ash's Aymen Bnouni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Habib Nafti in the 75th minute of play. Aymen Bnouni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamza Ghigani in the 80th minute of play. If Habib Nafti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 minutes of play, North Kilworth United's Riadh Khcharem made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aymen Bnouni was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, North Kilworth United's Sahbi Boukadida got a free kick in the 97th minute. In the 100th minute of the match Ash got a corner. North Kilworth United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hassene Jaballah ran over to the corner to take the kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The North Kilworth United fans cheered their team off the field, for while Ash had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.