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Dunmow Stadium
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Berkwan Mhenni kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Poynton's goalkeeper Adel Bahari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Islem Banouas. 9 minutes into the match, Berkwan Mhenni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fayssal Zitouni. Dunmow FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Berkwan Mhenni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stéphane Mesbah in the 16th minute of play forced Poynton's goalkeeper Adel Bahari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th minute, Mohand Sadmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adel Bahari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stéphane Mesbah in the 20th minute of the match. Yassine Ounissi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fayssal Zitouni having to interfere. In the 26th match minute, Dunmow FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lounes Sam to maneuver through the defense. Berkwan Mhenni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Assim Kafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adel Bahari having to interfere. Assim Kafi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Adel Bahari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stéphane Mesbah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khelifa Fanon hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Yassine Ounissi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fayssal Zitouni was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. In the 49thth minute of the game Berkwan Mhenni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dunmow FC's Fayssal Zitouni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stéphane Mesbah made a kick off. Ghazi Moussa's late challenge caught a Dunmow FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ghazi Moussa helped the player get up and apologised. 54 minutes into the game, one of Poynton:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Poynton:s Adel Bahari showed great skill when he stopped Hamid Nasro:s penalty. After having played for 61 minutes, Yassine Ounissi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Poynton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yassine Ounissi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mohand Sadmi hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the game, Mohand Sadmi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Poynton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dunmow FC the free kick. Mohand Sadmi kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Assim Kafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Dunmow FC booed when Poynton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohand Sadmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute, Lounes Sam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Berkwan Mhenni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Yassine Ounissi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Poynton's supporters rose to their feet, but Yassine Ounissi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fayssal Zitouni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dunmow FC's Fayssal Zitouni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkwan Mhenni in the 95th minute of play. Assim Kafi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Adel Bahari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Dunmow FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Poynton's performance. The match ended with a win for Poynton.