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Match Report
Moseley
Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hédi Baccouche made the kick off which started today's match. Hamdi Sayah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 9 minutes into the match, Heywood AFC's goalkeeper Maher Slimane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamdi Sayah. When Mounir Mestiri came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Moseley fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mounir Mestiri couldn't finish the play. Hédi Baccouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamdi Sayah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Moseley's Mounir Mestiri slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maher Slimane. That made the score 1-0 after 28 minutes of play. If Mounir Mestiri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hédi Baccouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.
After a defensive mix-up in Heywood AFC's zone, Hamdi Sayah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maher Slimane came out of the goal and Hamdi Sayah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mounir Mestiri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Maher Slimane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Achraf Karoui charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Achraf Karoui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamdi Sayah in the 75th minute of play forced Heywood AFC's goalkeeper Maher Slimane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamdi Sayah in the 81st minute of play forced Heywood AFC's goalkeeper Maher Slimane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Moseley's Rachid Jemaiel got control of the ball when Zied Chérif tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hédi Baccouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Jemaiel having to interfere. Maher Slimane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamdi Sayah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mounir Mestiri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maher Slimane having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Heywood AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Moseley.
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