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Melksham Stadium
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) Bayna Saïd was a little too slow when Ilassen Bouchnak got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. Rezki Benboudaoud hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Wetherby's Bayna Saïd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilassen Bouchnak in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to Wetherby getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Moïse Bourbon hit a great ball. With a little luck, Wetherby's Bayna Saïd got control of the ball when Fouad Belmadi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Wetherby's goalkeeper Bayna Saïd had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fouad Belmadi. Ramzi Dhahhak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chamseddine Sebihi in the 24th minute of play. Wetherby's Bayna Saïd played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilassen Bouchnak in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Melksham's Fouad Belmadi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bayna Saïd narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Rezki Benboudaoud fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wetherby's protests and gave Rezki Benboudaoud a yellow card for diving instead. Rezki Benboudaoud kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Ilassen Bouchnak 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. Ilassen Bouchnak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bayna Saïd having to interfere. Bayna Saïd showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilassen Bouchnak, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Chamseddine Sebihi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramzi Dhahhak having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ilassen Bouchnak to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 53 minutes, Ifthen Mhenni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wetherby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ifthen Mhenni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 55th play minute Chamseddine Sebihi came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ramzi Dhahhak. 2-1. Bayna Saïd showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilassen Bouchnak in the 63rd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Wetherby's Ramzi Dhahhak threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ifthen Mhenni, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Chamseddine Sebihi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ramzi Dhahhak firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a rather tough play, Wetherby's Moïse Bourbon got a free kick in the 69th minute. Ifthen Mhenni kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Fouad Belmadi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ramzi Dhahhak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chamseddine Sebihi went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. When Melksham's Fouad Belmadi in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wetherby's goalie prevented a goal. Wetherby's Ifthen Mhenni got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 88 minutes into the game, Abdelmadjid Ouenjelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Melksham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wetherby the free kick. In the 88th minute, one of Melksham:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Melksham. When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, Wetherby's Walid Khaled 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 Ramzi Dhahhak. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ifthen Mhenni in the 95th minute of play forced Melksham's goalkeeper Ramzi Dhahhak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.