League Play-Off

Harlow Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Leconfield FC's Tarek Naoui 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 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Leconfield FC! When the match had been going on for 6 minutes, Harlow FC's Alaeddine Bourguiba got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Mourad Mustapha. Tarek Naoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Wissem Abdi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Harlow FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Sadok BenAmor hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Tarek Naoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leconfield FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tarek Naoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wissem Abdi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Radhi Baya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wissem Abdi having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Radhi Benachour managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harlow FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Radhi Benachour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mourad Mustapha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, Harlow FC's goal looked a bit too open when Radhi Baya came free, but Wissem Abdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Radhi Baya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wissem Abdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarek Naoui in the 27th minute of play. Wissem Abdi came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Leconfield FC's Tarek Naoui. But to his dismay, Tarek Naoui quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 33 minutes into the game, Aymen Cherif was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harlow FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leconfield FC the free kick. Aymen Cherif kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Mourad Mustapha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adel Baya in the 36th minute of play. Radhi Benachour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 minutes of play Harlow FC's Aymen Cherif was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Aymen Cherif hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Tarek Naoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wissem Abdi having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Radhi Benachour to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Radhi Benachour managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harlow FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Radhi Benachour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mourad Mustapha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Leconfield FC's zone, Adel Baya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mourad Mustapha came out of the goal and Adel Baya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th match minute, Leconfield FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ziad Ghannem to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Harlow FC booed when Leconfield FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ziad Ghannem didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarek Naoui in the 65th minute of play forced Harlow FC's goalkeeper Wissem Abdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Tarek Naoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wissem Abdi was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Radhi Benachour took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mourad Mustapha. Mourad Mustapha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Radhi Benachour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Mustapha having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tarek Naoui in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wissem Abdi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 88thth minute of the game Tarek Naoui who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harlow FC's Wissem Abdi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tarek Naoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wissem Abdi having to interfere. When Tarek Naoui came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Leconfield FC 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 Tarek Naoui couldn't finish the play. Harlow FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Leconfield FC for a fine match.