League Play-Off

East Wenatchee Park
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fouad Lamine made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fouad Lamine in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rachid Ben Khalidi saved Tullahoma from getting behind. Ahmed Drid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Salah Mimoun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tedj Bouchemla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rachid Ben Khalidi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fouad Lamine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fouad Lamine in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rachid Ben Khalidi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Tullahoma's Tedj Bouchemla in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye East Wenatchee FC's goalie prevented a goal. Salah Mimoun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj Bouchemla, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. When East Wenatchee FC's Fouad Lamine in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tullahoma's goalie prevented a goal. In the 36th minute of the match Brahim Moussa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rachid Ben Khalidi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fawzi Bilal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fawzi Bilal struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Rachid Ben Khalidi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for East Wenatchee FC. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Tedj Bouchemla made the kick off in the second half. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of Tullahoma:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of East Wenatchee FC:s goal. Brahim Moussa placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 58 minutes into the game, Fawzi Bilal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Rachid Ben Khalidi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rachid Ben Khalidi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fouad Lamine, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 62ndth minute of the game Fouad Lamine who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tullahoma's Rachid Ben Khalidi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tullahoma! The supporters of East Wenatchee FC booed when Tullahoma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohammed Boniche didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Fawzi Bilal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rachid Ben Khalidi. Tullahoma's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fawzi Bilal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Fouad Lamine fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Ben Khalidi having to interfere. Mohammed Boniche's late challenge caught a East Wenatchee FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohammed Boniche helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Tullahoma's Mohammed Boniche got a free kick in the 76th minute. A collision led to East Wenatchee FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Faouzi Harkat hit a great ball. Fadhil Saïdi-Sief was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 84th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 88th minute, Fawzi Bilal 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. Fawzi Bilal might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rachid Ben Khalidi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fawzi Bilal ran back to his position shaking his head. After 94 minutes of play, East Wenatchee FC's Fouad Lamine made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rachid Ben Khalidi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 99 minutes into the game, Tedj Bouchemla recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Salah Mimoun. Tedj Bouchemla showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. East Wenatchee FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tullahoma for a fine match.