League

Ashby de la Zouch
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) SOCCER CLUB's Mohamed El Bez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Hedi Jedidi in the 10th minute of play. Crouch End's Ali Hedi Jedidi suffered a concussion after 25 minutes and had to leave the field. Hédi Sassi's late challenge caught a Crouch End's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hédi Sassi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th minute, one of SOCCER CLUB:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for SOCCER CLUB. After a defensive mix-up in Crouch End's zone, Ahmed Kadri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albert Yahia came out of the goal and Ahmed Kadri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ahmed Kadri in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Albert Yahia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Sabri Ben Ammar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Mohamed El Bez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sabri Ben Ammar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Mohamed El Bez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Sabri Ben Ammar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mohamed El Bez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabri Ben Ammar in the 45th minute of play forced SOCCER CLUB's goalkeeper Mohamed El Bez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmed Kadri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The SOCCER CLUB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Crouch End were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdeljelil Boulaabi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sabri Ben Ammar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed El Bez having to interfere. In the 56th 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. Abdeljelil Boulaabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albert Yahia having to interfere. If Ahmed Kadri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdeljelil Boulaabi took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Albert Yahia. Albert Yahia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Abdeljelil Boulaabi managed to get in a good position for a shot. SOCCER CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdeljelil Boulaabi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albert Yahia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Crouch End's zone, Ahmed Kadri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Albert Yahia came out of the goal and Ahmed Kadri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 78th minute, Hatem Marzouki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 81st minute Ahmed Kadri 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. Albert Yahia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Kadri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Sabri Ben Ammar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed El Bez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Crouch End's Mohamed El Bez threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sabri Ben Ammar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Med Ali Jebali charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Med Ali Jebali the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Sabri Ben Ammar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Crouch End eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.