League Play-Off

New Romney
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hichem Mkacher started the match with the kick off. Mokhtar Hicheri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Flushing getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ahmed Baccouche hit a great ball. New Romney City's Zoubair Mzali shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 12th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Karim Bouali but with some difficulty. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yassine Benzekri during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, New Romney City's Yassine Benzekri got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute, Borhene Jaouachi fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Karim Bouali, passed just outside the right post. 19 minutes into the match, Flushing's goalkeeper Karim Bouali had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamad Sioud. Hichem Mkacher struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Ahmad Kasraoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Flushing. If Mohamed Salah Robime had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 26 played minutes New Romney City got a freekick which was hit by Yassine Benzekri . If Hichem Mkacher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fathi Memmi's late challenge caught a Flushing's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fathi Memmi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, New Romney City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fathi Memmi to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute, Mohamed Salah Robime 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. Mohamad Siouds short, quick shot in the 46thth minute got Karim Bouali to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Borhene Jaouachi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Borhene Jaouachi to strike the kick off in the second half. Ahmad Kasraoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hichem Mkacher in the 52nd minute of the match. Borhene Jaouachi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Karim Bouali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Bouali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamad Sioud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75th minute, Ahmed Baccouche had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ali Ameur during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Flushing getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Mourad Bargougui hit a great ball. After 80 played minutes Flushing got a freekick which was hit by Mokhtar Hicheri. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flushing's goalkeeper Karim Bouali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Mohamad Sioud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mohamad Sioud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Bouali having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Borhene Jaouachi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Bouali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Ameur hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. 97 minutes into the match, Flushing's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Mechergui came free, but Karim Bouali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.