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Finchley
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) Emir Haj Mnari started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Hamed Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hadj Salem Jomaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Hadj Salem Jomaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Hamed Zitouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Finchley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hadj Salem Jomaa came free, but Hamed Zitouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Finchley FC's Habib Souayati sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karim Ghannem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zied Boumnijel hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. 28 minutes into the match, Sudbury's goalkeeper Karim Ghannem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Habib Souayati . Sudbury's Haroune Zitouni got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Finchley FC's Mohamed Chippo got a free kick in the 31st minute. Hamed Zitouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hadj Salem Jomaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Haroune Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamed Zitouni having to interfere. Karim Ghannem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emir Haj Mnari in the 40th minute of play. Karim Ghannem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emir Haj Mnari in the 41st minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Sudbury's goal looked a bit too open when Emir Haj Mnari came free, but Karim Ghannem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Hadj Salem Jomaa made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Finchley FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Taieb Belgacem hit a great ball. Hamed Zitouni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hadj Salem Jomaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karim Ghannem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emir Haj Mnari, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. A collision led to Sudbury getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ayèche Sebki hit a great ball. With a little luck, Finchley FC's Hamed Zitouni got control of the ball when Haroune Zitouni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karim Ghannem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Habib Souayati in the 67th minute of the match. Haroune Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamed Zitouni having to interfere. With a little luck, Finchley FC's Hamed Zitouni got control of the ball when Haroune Zitouni tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sudbury's Hadj Salem Jomaa got a free kick in the 76th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sudbury's zone, Habib Souayati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Ghannem came out of the goal and Habib Souayati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Emir Haj Mnari struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Karim Ghannem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Finchley FC. Emir Haj Mnari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Ghannem having to interfere. Finchley FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sudbury for a fine match.