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Shrewsbury Park
Spectators: 6724 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mohsen Slim took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Shrewsbury United's Hedi Ladgham ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abdallah Karoui. Abdallah Karoui yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Pontefract's goalkeeper Abdallah Karoui had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karim Akid. Ahmed Masmoudi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohsen Slim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Issam Idir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Mohsen Slim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Issam Idir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hedi Ladgham 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. Issam Idir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ahmed Masmoudi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Issam Idir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohsen Slim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Masmoudi having to interfere. Jawhar Mzoughi hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When Karim Hammemi came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Pontefract 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 Karim Hammemi couldn't finish the play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hedi Ladgham stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Karim Akid scored 2-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdallah Karoui, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Issam Idir came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ahmed Masmoudi could save by the left post. When Issam Idir came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Pontefract 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 Issam Idir couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Hedi Ladgham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shrewsbury United's supporters rose to their feet, but Hedi Ladgham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdallah Karoui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karim Akid took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdallah Karoui. Abdallah Karoui dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Issam Idir got free with Ahmed Masmoudi in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute, Issam Idir got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Rashid Hadji's late challenge caught a Pontefract's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rashid Hadji helped the player get up and apologised. Issam Idir blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ahmed Masmoudi having to make a save. Mohsen Slim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Masmoudi having to interfere. Issam Idir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karim Akid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdallah Karoui having to interfere. Shrewsbury United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.