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FIZGIA PALACE
Spectators: 9980 (Terracing: 8000, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 80) Kayazak carthage's Emir Haj Ouertani 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. Kayazak carthage's Caid Bargawi pulled a muscle in his leg after 2 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 2 minutes into the game, Christian Corelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. COT's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kayazak carthage the free kick. After 4 played minutes COT got a freekick which was hit by Christian Corelli. In the 7th minute, Ahmed Ben Yahia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kayazak carthage fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Ahmed Ben Yahia hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. With his leg Anouar Mabrouki managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when COT's Riadh El Naili fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 18th minute, Ahmed Ben Yahia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaouhar Ghannem was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a little luck, Kayazak carthage's Anouar Mabrouki got control of the ball when Riadh El Naili tried to sneak it across the goal line. COT's Jaouhar Ghannem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Ben Yahia in the 28th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 30 minutes into the game, when Hilmi Erçivan put in a rough tackle. After 31 played minutes COT got a freekick which was hit by Hilmi Erçivan. Jaouhar Ghannem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emir Haj Ouertani, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After 36 minutes of play, Kayazak carthage's Ahmed Ben Yahia made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaouhar Ghannem was left in no man's land by his defense there! Riadh El Naili who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Anouar Mabrouki when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 40th match minute, Kayazak carthage was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khaled Boumnijel to maneuver through the defense. When Kayazak carthage's Emir Haj Ouertani in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COT's goalie prevented a goal. In the 45th minute, Ahmed Ben Yahia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kayazak carthage fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After 52 minutes of play, COT's Diego Lattanzio made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anouar Mabrouki was left in no man's land by his defense there! Majed Mnari charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Majed Mnari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute, one of COT: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 COT. COT:s Jaouhar Ghannem showed great skill when he stopped Driss Boukadida:s penalty. 58 minutes into the match, Driss Boukadida notched a goal, 1-5, to the right of COT's Jaouhar Ghannem. Jaouhar Ghannem was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to COT getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Remigio Dorrego hit a great ball. In the 64thth minute of the game Riadh El Naili who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kayazak carthage's Anouar Mabrouki was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, COT's Jaouhar Ghannem got control of the ball when Emir Haj Ouertani tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Emir Haj Ouertani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khaled Boumnijel in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jaouhar Ghannem, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 75 in the game by Khaled Boumnijel from a close distance when the talented Jaouhar Ghannem managed to make a qualified save. COT's players were relieved. Michel Sassi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 78th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 79 minutes into the game, Kameleddine Jaballah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. COT's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kayazak carthage the free kick. After a rather tough play, COT's Kameleddine Jaballah got a free kick in the 79th minute. With a little luck, COT's Jaouhar Ghannem got control of the ball when Emir Haj Ouertani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jaouhar Ghannem made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Emir Haj Ouertani sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute, Kayazak carthage's Noureddine Mestiri dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6.