League Play-Off

Stafford Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Moncef al-Amin started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belvedere City! The goalkeeper, Hichem Hadda , was totally fooled by Stafford's Mehdi Sebki, who 7 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 11thth minute of the game Mohieddine Jbara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stafford's Jamel Jelassi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Moncef al-Amin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moncef al-Amin in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hichem Hadda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohieddine Jbara in the 22nd minute of play forced Stafford's goalkeeper Jamel Jelassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Borhene Clayton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hichem Hadda having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Stafford's goal looked a bit too open when Mohieddine Jbara came free, but Jamel Jelassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohieddine Jbara scored 1-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jamel Jelassi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Mokhtar Jegham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mohieddine Jbara to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Stafford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mokhtar Jegham to maneuver through the defense. Blaise Trabelsi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Borhene Clayton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hichem Hadda was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. After having played for 63 minutes, Borhene Clayton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stafford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Borhene Clayton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hichem Hadda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moncef al-Amin, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. When Stafford's Borhene Clayton in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belvedere City's goalie prevented a goal. Moncef al-Amin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hichem Hadda having to interfere. If Moncef al-Amin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Borhene Clayton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hichem Hadda was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Karim El Hadj Kacem charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karim El Hadj Kacem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Stafford were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Belvedere City to leave the ground with a draw.