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Timperley Stadium
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelwahab Idir took the kick off in the first half of the match. Moustapha Tlili stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Blaise Aleya's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Ayèche Souissi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emir Akid in the 11th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Emir Akid cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ayèche Souissi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Khaled Mnari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Moustapha Tlili having to interfere. A collision led to Timperley United getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Habib Khayachi hit a great ball. Moustapha Tlili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blaise Aleya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Market Drayton's Ayèche Souissi got control of the ball when Emir Akid tried to sneak it across the goal line. Moustapha Tlili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khaled Mnari, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The supporters of Timperley United booed when Market Drayton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Zouiten didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Abdeljelil El Ouaer from long distance, 37 minutes into the match, got Ayèche Souissi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ayèche Souissi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelwahab Idir in the 38th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Blaise Aleya made a precise shot to the right of Moustapha Tlili. Timperley United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 47th minute, Emir Akid 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Khaled Mnari to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Blaise Aleya ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Moustapha Tlili was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 62nd minute, Abdelwahab Idir 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. In the 64th minute, Khaled Mnari 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. 67 minutes into the match, Market Drayton's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelwahab Idir came free, but Ayèche Souissi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Timperley United's zone, Blaise Aleya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moustapha Tlili came out of the goal and Blaise Aleya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 80th minute, Khaled Mnari 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. Blaise Aleya's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Moustapha Tlili read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Ayèche Souissi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emir Akid in the 87th minute of the match. Abdelwahab Idir succeeded in the game's 89th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-2.