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Shepshed Park
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Heithem Sellimi started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Handsworth AFC's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Hakimi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Habib Azaïez. 6 minutes into the match, Heithem Sellimi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Abdelaziz Hakimi , 1-0. Bahi Sassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Habib Zouaoui in the 11th minute of the match. Heithem Sellimi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abdelaziz Hakimi came out and tried to block the shot, but Heithem Sellimi slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 17th minute. After having played for 22 minutes, Hocine Slimane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Handsworth AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Slimane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The attack was good, but when Habib Zouaoui in the 23rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. If Habib Azaïez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Habib Azaïez struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Abdelaziz Hakimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shepshed AFC. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Habib Azaïez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shepshed AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Habib Azaïez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelaziz Hakimi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Slimane in the 33rd minute of play forced Shepshed AFC's goalkeeper Bahi Sassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hocine Slimane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Bahi Sassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 38 minutes, Heithem Sellimi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shepshed AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heithem Sellimi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 43 minutes, Hocine Slimane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Handsworth AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Slimane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 46th minute, Habib Zouaoui 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.

Bahi Sassi made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Hocine Slimane sent off a good shot on target. When Handsworth AFC's Habib Zouaoui in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shepshed AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After 68 minutes, Hassene Saidi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shepshed AFC and the Handsworth AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Shepshed AFC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Hassene Saidi hit a great ball. 71 minutes into the match, Handsworth AFC's Hocine Slimane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bahi Sassi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Shepshed AFC's zone, Habib Zouaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bahi Sassi came out of the goal and Habib Zouaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hocine Slimane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Habib Azaïez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelaziz Hakimi having to interfere. Handsworth AFC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.