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Chelmsford Park
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) Rainhill FC were furious when Sahbi Zaalani was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Rainhill FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chelmsford AFC:s goal. When the match had been going on for 6 minutes, Chelmsford AFC's Zoubeir Loussayef got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Paulo Yahia. Hedi Mnari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adel Saïdi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wissem Bouazizi having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Adel Saïdi 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. Hedi Mnari in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Paulo Yahia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Paulo Yahia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hedi Mnari in the 38th minute. Adel Bejaoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Yahia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adel Bejaoui ran back to his position shaking his head. Paulo Yahia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Salah Slim in the 43rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anis Nefzi during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Chelmsford AFC booed when Rainhill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anis Nefzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adel Bejaoui in the 45th minute of play forced Rainhill FC's goalkeeper Paulo Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adel Bejaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Yahia having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adel Bejaoui to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Adel Saïdi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rainhill FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adel Saïdi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anis Nefzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Wissem Bouazizi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adel Saïdi got free with Wissem Bouazizi in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wissem Bouazizi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adel Saïdi in the 57th minute. Adel Saïdi might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wissem Bouazizi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adel Saïdi ran back to his position shaking his head. Wissem Bouazizi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adel Saïdi in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Hedi Mnari ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Yahia was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Hedi Mnari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oussama Zahani kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adel Bejaoui in the 75th minute of play forced Rainhill FC's goalkeeper Paulo Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oussama Zahani kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adel Saïdi got free with Wissem Bouazizi in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mohammed Haggui charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohammed Haggui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rainhill FC booed when Chelmsford AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohammed Haggui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adel Saïdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Wissem Bouazizi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adel Saïdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Yahia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hedi Mnari, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Rainhill FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.