League

Knowle
Spectators: 6738 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ziad Yahia started the match with the kick off. Issam Ouertani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sofiène Hicheri in the 5th minute of the match. Sofiène Hicheri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Issam Ouertani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sofiène Hicheri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Taoufik M'henni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ziad Yahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the game, Ahmed Dhafer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Knowle's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Harold Hill the free kick. The supporters of Harold Hill booed when Knowle was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Dhafer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harold Hill's Ziad Yahia got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ahmed Jaziri hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Issam Ouertani acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 26th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Zoubair Azzaro. If Haykel Dhahri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mondher Yahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 33 played minutes Knowle got a freekick which was hit by Selim Jaidi. Moncef Kasraoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziad Yahia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sofiène Hicheri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salah Belhaj Morjane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sofiène Hicheri in the 42nd minute of play forced Harold Hill's goalkeeper Issam Ouertani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Harold Hill's zone, Sofiène Hicheri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Issam Ouertani came out of the goal and Sofiène Hicheri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Issam Ouertani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sofiène Hicheri's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. After having played for 48 minutes, Salah Belhaj Morjane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Knowle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salah Belhaj Morjane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sofiène Hicheri made a kick off. Taoufik M'henni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Moncef Kasraoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mondher Yahia got his second yellow card in the match during the 55th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 55th minute, Mondher Yahia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59th match minute, Harold Hill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelaziz Haithem to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Sofiène Hicheri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Knowle's supporters rose to their feet, but Sofiène Hicheri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Issam Ouertani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 65 minutes into the match, Harold Hill's goal looked a bit too open when Sofiène Hicheri came free, but Issam Ouertani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th minute, Sofiène Hicheri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Knowle fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Issam Ouertani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sofiène Hicheri, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Harold Hill's Ziad Yahia got a free kick in the 71st minute. Harold Hill's Issam Ouertani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofiène Hicheri in the 73rd minute of play. If Salah Belhaj Morjane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Harold Hill getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Anouar Abdi hit a great ball. Sofiène Hicheri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Issam Ouertani having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Selim Jaidi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Issam Ouertani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sofiène Hicheri in the 89th minute of the match.