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Match Report
Helsby
Spectators: 6749 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hamdi Beya kicked off to start the match. Helsby's Moncef Nafti got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th minute, Tarek Naouali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdeljelil Jemaiel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamdi Beya in the 10th minute of play. When Wolverhampton City's Bahi Jemmali in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Helsby's goalie prevented a goal. If Ahmed Jaidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Helsby getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Fatah Stambouli hit a great ball. Helsby's Chaouki Karoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bahi Jemmali in the 32nd minute of play. Chaouki Karoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Jaidi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hichem Mestiri kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmed Jaidi was the one to do the kick off. Chaouki Karoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Jaidi in the 53rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bahi Jemmali got free with Chaouki Karoui in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Wolverhampton City's Ahmed Jaidi in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Helsby's goalie prevented a goal. Bahi Jemmali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Chaouki Karoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmed Jaidi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaouki Karoui having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Ahmed Jaidi 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Bahi Jemmali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wolverhampton City's supporters rose to their feet, but Bahi Jemmali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chaouki Karoui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bahi Jemmali got free with Chaouki Karoui in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 70 minutes, Hamdi Beya made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Wolverhampton City's Abdeljelil Jemaiel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Helsby booed when Wolverhampton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarek Chikhaoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hamdi Beya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdeljelil Jemaiel having to interfere. Tarek Naouali charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tarek Naouali the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Helsby booed when Wolverhampton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarek Naouali didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hamdi Beya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Chaouki Karoui managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when Wolverhampton City's Bahi Jemmali fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Chaouki Karoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Jaidi in the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Bahi Jemmali 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. Chaouki Karoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Jaidi in the 91st minute of play.
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