League Play-Off

Bollington Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Mohamed Bouchrara started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anis Nouira charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anis Nouira the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Bollington getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Anis Nouira hit a great ball. In the 8th minute, Karim Fitouri 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. Karim Fitouri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Hamed Bourguiba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 13 minutes, Mohamed Bouchrara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bollington's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Bouchrara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karim Fitouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Achraf Khaled kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Mohamed Bouchrara 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. When Albert Limam fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bollington's protests and gave Albert Limam a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Bollington getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Albert Limam hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, Eston United's Hamadi Thabet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mourad Tlatli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chedi Habib Benfrej in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mourad Tlatli saved Bollington from getting behind. In the 26th minute, Achraf Khaled hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Eston United booed when Bollington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achraf Khaled didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eston United's Hamed Bourguiba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achraf Khaled in the 34th minute of play. Chedi Habib Benfrej fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Tlatli having to interfere. Karim Fitouri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Hamed Bourguiba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After having played for 57 minutes, Hamadi Thabet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eston United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamadi Thabet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Eston United booed when Bollington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albert Limam didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Chedi Habib Benfrej's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mourad Tlatli was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Hamed Bourguiba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Bouchrara in the 65th minute of the match. Mohamed Saidi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Tlatli having to interfere. Hamadi Thabet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Mourad Tlatli made a huge save. A collision led to Bollington getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Tahar Ben Salem hit a great ball. Hamed Bourguiba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Bouchrara in the 85th minute of play. Karim Fitouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Chedi Habib Benfrej came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Eston United 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 Chedi Habib Benfrej couldn't finish the play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.