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Billingham Stadium
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Jendoubi kicked off to start the match. Driss Dermech kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After 5 played minutes, Windermere FC's Mohieddine Karoui shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Khaled Abdeljilil came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Windermere FC reached it. After 9 minutes of play, Windermere FC's Aziz BenAmor made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khaled Abdeljilil was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Ali Jendoubi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Billingham's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Jendoubi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marouane Sellami breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Mokhtar Slimane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Windermere FC's Bahi Ayari got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Windermere FC's Aziz BenAmor got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bahi Ayari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ajmi Ben Fadhel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Khaled Abdeljilil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Billingham defense, Bahi Ayari kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khaled Abdeljilil . The Billingham fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khaled Abdeljilil should have stopped the shot. Mokhtar Slimane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Marouane Sellami made a huge save. A collision led to Windermere FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Fatah al-Amin hit a great ball. Ali Jendoubi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marouane Sellami having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Bahi Ayari made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Bahi Ayari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khaled Abdeljilil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes into the match, Driss Dermech had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marouane Sellami. Windermere FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Driss Dermech was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 61st minute, Driss Dermech hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, Billingham's Mokhtar Slimane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marouane Sellami narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ali Jendoubi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radhi al-Munsif Bey kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Windermere FC's goalkeeper Marouane Sellami, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Driss Dermech kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Aziz BenAmor's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Khaled Abdeljilil firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ali Jendoubi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marouane Sellami having to make a save. Ali Jendoubi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marouane Sellami having to interfere. Mokhtar Slimane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Marouane Sellami tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mokhtar Slimane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 98 minutes into the match, Billingham's goalkeeper Khaled Abdeljilil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ajmi Ben Fadhel. Windermere FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.