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Chippenham
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Jawachi kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes, Chedi Kasraoui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chippenham United and the Thamesmead players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Thamesmead booed when Chippenham United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chedi Kasraoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Hassine Salhia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chippenham United's supporters rose to their feet, but Hassine Salhia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rashid Limam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Thamesmead:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chippenham United:s goal. The supporters of Thamesmead booed when Chippenham United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Khaled Braiek didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute Karim Dhaouadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoubaier Achab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamed Jouili charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamed Jouili the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Chippenham United booed when Thamesmead was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamed Jouili didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Chippenham United defense, Sami Yahyaoui kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zoubaier Achab. The Chippenham United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zoubaier Achab should have stopped the shot. Sami Yahyaoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zoubaier Achab. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sami Yahyaoui ran back to his position shaking his head. 36 minutes into the match, Chippenham United's goal looked a bit too open when David Jawachi came free, but Zoubaier Achab reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Jawachi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Zoubaier Achab tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rashid Limam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hassine Salhia in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bassem Neifar to make the kick off. Thamesmead's Rashid Limam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bassem Neifar in the 52nd minute of play. Hassine Salhia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zoubaier Achab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Jawachi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Chippenham United fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Chippenham United's Bassem Neifar looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rashid Limam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bassem Neifar in the 65th minute of play. Mustafa Ben Baly kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After having played for 69 minutes, Bassem Neifar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chippenham United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bassem Neifar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sami Yahyaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rashid Limam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bassem Neifar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If David Jawachi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 85 minutes, Chedi Kasraoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chippenham United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chedi Kasraoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Thamesmead's zone, Hassine Salhia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rashid Limam came out of the goal and Hassine Salhia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Anis Jouili lost his temper 88 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 94 minutes into the match, Chippenham United's goalkeeper Zoubaier Achab had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sami Yahyaoui. For all the effort they put into the match, the Thamesmead players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chippenham United.