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Mossley Stadium
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sabri Ben Ammar made the kick off which started today's match. Abdelkarim Khalifa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Albert Yahia made a huge save. Lofti Mestiri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Albert Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Albert Yahia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Salah Belhaj Clayton showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Salah Belhaj Clayton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Albert Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Hedi Jedidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Abdelbaki Khaled tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, Mossley United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adel Jawachi to maneuver through the defense. Ali Ben Saada hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After having played for 18 minutes, Abdallah Dhahri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crouch End's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdallah Dhahri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Hedi Jedidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 28 played minutes, Crouch End's Abdelaziz Khayachi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abdelbaki Khaled came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Crouch End reached it. 30 minutes into the match, Mossley United's goal looked a bit too open when Sabri Ben Ammar came free, but Abdelbaki Khaled reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute Salah Belhaj Clayton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albert Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 38 minutes, Abdelkarim Khalifa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mossley United and the Crouch End players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th minute, Abdelkarim Khalifa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute, Sabri Ben Ammar 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

In the 55th minute, Hichem El Hadj Kacem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salah Belhaj Clayton in the 56th minute of play forced Crouch End's goalkeeper Albert Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sabri Ben Ammar came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Crouch End fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sabri Ben Ammar couldn't finish the play. Albert Yahia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salah Belhaj Clayton, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 71 minutes, Hassan Benachour mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crouch End and the Mossley United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hassan Benachour kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. If Ali Hedi Jedidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Ali Hedi Jedidi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Abdelbaki Khaled. The goal made the score 1-1. Crouch End's Albert Yahia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhammad Benzekri in the 90th minute of play. If Abdelkarim Khalifa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Crouch End's Sabri Ben Ammar got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ali Hedi Jedidi struck a weak shot in the 98th minute. Abdelbaki Khaled didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Crouch End. The Crouch End players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Mossley United from taking control. The game ends in a draw.