League Play-Off

Stockton-on-Tees Sta
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mokhtar Zaalani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Oussama Dhaouadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Abdallah Massaoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Jemâa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 7th playminute. If Oussama Dhaouadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdallah Massaoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oussama Dhaouadi in the 17th minute of the match. Oussama Dhaouadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. David Jemâa might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Moez Braham. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Jemâa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 34th minute, David Jemâa 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. After 36 played minutes Leytonstone City got a freekick which was hit by Ali Benachour. In the 37th minute of the match Ammar Salem shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Moez Braham showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 43rd minute, Stockton-on-Tees City's Mokhtar Zaalani 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 home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mohamed Mouaia Mzali made a kick off. Oussama Dhaouadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdallah Massaoud having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Mouaia Mzali in the 57th minute of play forced Stockton-on-Tees City's goalkeeper Abdallah Massaoud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Jemâa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moez Braham having to interfere. When Oussama Dhaouadi came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Leytonstone 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 Oussama Dhaouadi couldn't finish the play. Lassaad Sboui hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Oussama Dhaouadi 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. In the 68th minute, David Jemâa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Moez Braham was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Abdallah Massaoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Mouaia Mzali in the 74th minute of the match. David Jemâa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moez Braham having to interfere. Mohamed Mouaia Mzali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th 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 Leytonstone City booed when Stockton-on-Tees City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beji Sfar didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Leytonstone City's goal looked a bit too open when David Jemâa came free, but Moez Braham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Mokhtar Zaalani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Moez Braham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Stockton-on-Tees City had won after a very even match.