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Fordingbridge Park
Spectators: 6757 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ali al-Husain got the match started through his kick off. Ali al-Husain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Bechir Arfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bechir Arfa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali al-Husain, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 9th minute Ali al-Husain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bechir Arfa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fordingbridge AFC's goalkeeper Radhi Baya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Radhi Baya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdallah Namouchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdallah Namouchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Radhi Baya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fraj Karray hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Chems Chikhaoui struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Bechir Arfa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fordingbridge AFC. Radhi Baya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelkarim Baccouche in the 37th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Ali al-Husain got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Ali al-Husain's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bechir Arfa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Abdelkarim Baccouche made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Fordingbridge AFC's Mourad Youssef got a free kick in the 51st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Abdallah Namouchi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crookes's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdallah Namouchi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radhi Baya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Abdallah Namouchi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crookes's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdallah Namouchi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radhi Baya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Crookes getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Fraj Karray hit a great ball. After 66 played minutes Fordingbridge AFC got a freekick which was hit by Mourad Youssef. Ali al-Husain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bechir Arfa having to interfere. After 75 minutes, Ali Jaidi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crookes and the Fordingbridge AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes Crookes got a freekick which was hit by Ali Jaidi. Radhi Baya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelkarim Baccouche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Chems Chikhaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bechir Arfa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali al-Husain in the 87th minute of the match. Bechir Arfa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chems Chikhaoui went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 92nd match minute, Fordingbridge AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atef Soussia to maneuver through the defense. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fordingbridge AFC's goalkeeper Radhi Baya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.