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Bromyard
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Albert Karoui started the match with the kick off. Ali Gtari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Hamdi Slimane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hamdi Slimane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelkarim Mahouachi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Abdelkarim Mahouachi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Bromyard United getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Mohieddine Ben Mbarek hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, Bromyard United's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Karoui came free, but Ben Dali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 19 minutes, Ziad Taher managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Holford United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ziad Taher was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Holford United's Hamdi Slimane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riadh Koissy in the 21st minute of play. After 24 minutes of play, Bromyard United's Riadh Koissy made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hamdi Slimane was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31st minute, Bromyard United's Abdelkarim Mahouachi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hamdi Slimane. Hamdi Slimane yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Ben Dali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Karoui in the 35th minute of play. Abdelkarim Mahouachi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelkarim Mahouachi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Hamdi Slimane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 40 minutes, Riadh Koissy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bromyard United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Riadh Koissy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd minute, Riadh Koissy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bromyard United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdelkarim Mahouachi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Riadh Koissy struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Hamdi Slimane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bromyard United. When Abdelkarim Mahouachi came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Bromyard United 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 Abdelkarim Mahouachi couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelkarim Mahouachi in the 55th minute of play forced Holford United's goalkeeper Hamdi Slimane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Holford United's Blaise Bourguiba got a free kick in the 55th minute. Driss Braham hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Albert Karoui 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. Riadh Koissy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Hamdi Slimane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ziad Taher 's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Ben Dali skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Albert Karoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ben Dali. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Albert Karoui ran back to his position shaking his head. After 75 minutes, Ahmed Limam mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bromyard United and the Holford United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bromyard United! Bromyard United's Ben Dali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelhamid Bourguiba in the 80th minute of play. A hard shot 84 in the game by Ziad Taher from a close distance when the talented Ben Dali managed to make a qualified save. Bromyard United's players were relieved. Riadh Koissy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Riadh Koissy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamdi Slimane was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. When the referee ended the match the Bromyard United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.