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Henley on Thames
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ahmed Essebsi got the match started through his kick off. Crookes United's Oussama Hammemi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hocine Bouzayane in the 7th minute of play. Henley on Thames FC's Hamed Thabet was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 15th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Belgacem Ladgham lost his temper 19 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Ali Clayton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crookes United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Clayton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelkarim Yahia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmed Essebsi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelkarim Yahia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Essebsi in the 35th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Ahmed Essebsi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crookes United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Essebsi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelkarim Yahia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st minute, one of Henley on Thames FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Henley on Thames FC. Abdelkarim Yahia went to the wrong direction when Adel Chedli was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 48th minute, Hamed Thabet 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Ali Clayton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelkarim Yahia having to interfere. After having played for 61 minutes, Ali Clayton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crookes United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Clayton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Crookes United's Ahmed Essebsi in the 64th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Abdelkarim Yahia was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Henley on Thames FC through an amazing save. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Essebsi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdelkarim Yahia was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Ali Clayton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelkarim Yahia having to interfere. Ali Clayton who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Abdelkarim Yahia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 74th minute, Ahmed Essebsi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 76 minutes into the match, Crookes United's Ali Clayton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdelkarim Yahia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anis Jemâa charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anis Jemâa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Crookes United booed when Henley on Thames FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anis Jemâa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelkarim Yahia was out of position in the 84 minute of play, and Ahmed Essebsi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ahmed Essebsi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. In the 94th minute, Hamed Thabet 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. Crookes United's Ali Clayton got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.