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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Med Ali Sioud in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hedhili Karray, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Bognor Regis's Paulo Hakimi in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tunisia's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Bognor Regis's zone, Slim Bouzaiene stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hedhili Karray came out of the goal and Slim Bouzaiene tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bognor Regis's Hedhili Karray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sadok Abdelmajid in the 12th minute of play. Tunisia's Med Ali Sioud got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Med Ali Sioud got free with Hedhili Karray in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sadok Abdelmajid in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hedhili Karray saved Bognor Regis from getting behind. 27 minutes into the game, Bognor Regis's Mahmoud Neifar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zine Srarfi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 32 minutes in the game, Sadok Abdelmajid fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Hedhili Karray having to interfere. Sadok Abdelmajid fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hedhili Karray having to interfere. Hamza Limam took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 36th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hedhili Karray. Bognor Regis's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sadok Abdelmajid recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Med Ali Sioud did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Hedhili Karray 39 minutes into the match. If Sadok Abdelmajid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sadok Abdelmajid stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Bognor Regis getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Adel Essafi hit a great ball. After 57 minutes of play, Tunisia's Sadok Abdelmajid made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hedhili Karray was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zine Srarfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Mnari in the 66th minute of the match. Hedhili Karray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Med Ali Sioud, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Med Ali Sioud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Hedhili Karray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hedhili Karray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sadok Abdelmajid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Bognor Regis defense, Sadok Abdelmajid kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hedhili Karray. The Bognor Regis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hedhili Karray should have stopped the shot. 86 minutes into the game, Lassaad Chikhaoui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tunisia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bognor Regis the free kick. In the 87th minute, Lassaad Chikhaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Med Ali Sioud made a precise shot to the right of Hedhili Karray. Bognor Regis's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. When the referee ended the match the Tunisia players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.