League Play-Off

Copford Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leighton Buzzard City's Laamari Bouzayane 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Emir Soliman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Copford City's supporters rose to their feet, but Emir Soliman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khaled Bouchrara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 3rd match minute, Leighton Buzzard City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adel Ghodhbane to maneuver through the defense. When Emir Soliman came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Copford City 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 Emir Soliman couldn't finish the play. In the 11th play minute Fadhel Makni came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Khaled Bouchrara. 1-0. Abdelhamid Lahmar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Leighton Buzzard City booed when Copford City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ibrahim Boumnijel didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Leighton Buzzard City getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Adel Ghodhbane hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Mohamed Bejaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Fadhel Makni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Copford City's supporters rose to their feet, but Fadhel Makni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khaled Bouchrara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 32 minutes into the match, Copford City's Emir Soliman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khaled Bouchrara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Khaled Bouchrara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fadhel Makni in the 33rd minute. Hocine Agrebi hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Achraf Gammoudi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Laamari Bouzayane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Laamari Bouzayane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Borhene Slimane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emir Soliman made a kick off. When Laamari Bouzayane came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Leighton Buzzard City 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 Laamari Bouzayane couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Muhammad Zitouni during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th minute, Muhammad Zitouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Copford City's goal looked a bit too open when Laamari Bouzayane came free, but Borhene Slimane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Borhene Slimane was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Laamari Bouzayane showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 65 minute of play. In the 70th minute, Abdelhamid Lahmar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leighton Buzzard City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When Adel Ghodhbane came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Leighton Buzzard City 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 Adel Ghodhbane couldn't finish the play. Ibrahim Boumnijel kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Anouar Escheikh hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Abdelhamid Lahmar in the 87thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Borhene Slimane, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Adel Ghodhbane was extremely unlucky when he, in the 92nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Borhene Slimane made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Abdelhamid Lahmar sent off a good shot on target. Laamari Bouzayane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Leighton Buzzard City's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.