League

Budleigh Salterton
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aymen Thabet took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adel Chedli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Riadh Dali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dhaker Ghodhbane's late challenge caught a Budleigh Salterton AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dhaker Ghodhbane helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Budleigh Salterton AFC booed when Fordingbridge AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Omrani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aymen Thabet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Abdeljelil Miaâdi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 20 played minutes Budleigh Salterton AFC got a freekick which was hit by Mehdi Ben Trabelsi. 21 minutes into the match, Adel Chedli notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Budleigh Salterton AFC's Riadh Dali. Riadh Dali was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Adel Chedli got free in front of the goal in the 26th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Riadh Dali was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Riadh Dali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bassem Bouazizi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 39th match minute, Fordingbridge AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emir Haj Sboui to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute of the match Zoubair Ben Saada shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdeljelil Miaâdi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aymen Thabet in the 42nd minute of play forced Fordingbridge AFC's goalkeeper Abdeljelil Miaâdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fordingbridge AFC's goalkeeper Abdeljelil Miaâdi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adel Chedli to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Marouane Essediri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdeljelil Miaâdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute of the match Hamed Braham shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdeljelil Miaâdi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Budleigh Salterton AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelkarim Ben Doulet came free, but Riadh Dali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adel Chedli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riadh Dali having to interfere. Marouane Essediri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Budleigh Salterton AFC booed when Fordingbridge AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slim Sellimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Fordingbridge AFC's zone, Marouane Essediri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdeljelil Miaâdi came out of the goal and Marouane Essediri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 87 minutes, Abdelkarim Ben Doulet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fordingbridge AFC and the Budleigh Salterton AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 87 played minutes Fordingbridge AFC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelkarim Ben Doulet. Abdeljelil Miaâdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aymen Thabet , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Fordingbridge AFC's Adel Achab got a free kick in the 96th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aymen Thabet in the 98th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdeljelil Miaâdi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Budleigh Salterton AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Fordingbridge AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for Fordingbridge AFC.