League

Rotherham Stadium
Spectators: 6759 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Muhammad Nefzi got the match started through his kick off. Habib Ali Baya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lassaad Mzoughi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Fahed Bachraoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Khaled Ben Nacef hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tarak Yahia was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Putney:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rotherham:s goal. Slim Ben Jelassi walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Fahed Bachraoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lassaad Mzoughi in the 25th minute of play. Moez Tlili could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Fahed Bachraoui made a huge save. After having played for 28 minutes, Sadok Gharbi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rotherham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sadok Gharbi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Putney getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Nizar Yahia hit a great ball. Slim Ben Jelassi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 32nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of Putney booed when Rotherham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slim Ben Jelassi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lassaad Mzoughi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Fahed Bachraoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Lassaad Mzoughi made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Rotherham getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Tarek Jaziri hit a great ball. If Sadok Gharbi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Rotherham's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Habib Ali Baya fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 67th minute, Sadok Gharbi made a precise shot to the right of Fahed Bachraoui. Putney's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 70th minute Lassaad Mzoughi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fahed Bachraoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sadok Gharbi in the 73rd minute of play forced Putney's goalkeeper Fahed Bachraoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rotherham's Lassaad Mzoughi in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Putney's goalie prevented a goal. 78 minutes into the match, Rotherham's Sadok Gharbi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fahed Bachraoui narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fahed Bachraoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lassaad Mzoughi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Walid Hammami kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, Rotherham's Lassaad Mzoughi made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fahed Bachraoui was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fakhreddine Brahem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Habib Ali Baya in the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Putney's goal looked a bit too open when Sadok Gharbi came free, but Fahed Bachraoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.