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Whiteley
Spectators: 6734 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hamed Mkademi started the match with the kick off. Whiteley's Fathi Merdassi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohieddine Basli in the 2nd minute of play. With 4 minutes on the clock, Francileudo Bouchrara commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Mohamed Karoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fathi Merdassi having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sahbi Ben Bensedrine's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fathi Merdassi was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Sahbi Ben Bensedrine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Fathi Merdassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Saidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Karim Saidi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Cherif charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karim Cherif the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Whiteley booed when Middleton on the Wold City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Cherif didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mohamed Saidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abderrahman Ben Salah blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karim Saidi having to make a save. Mohieddine Basli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Fathi Merdassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot by Hamed Mkademi from long distance, 34 minutes into the match, got Karim Saidi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Mohamed Saidi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Saidi having to interfere. Fathi Merdassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sahbi Ben Bensedrine in the 39th minute of the match. When Middleton on the Wold City's Mohieddine Basli in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Whiteley's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mohieddine Basli was the one to do the kick off. Karim Saidi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Saidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Abderrahman Ben Salah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Whiteley's supporters rose to their feet, but Abderrahman Ben Salah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karim Saidi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Whiteley booed when Middleton on the Wold City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Karoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohamed Saidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Middleton on the Wold City getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Chokri Ladgham hit a great ball. Mohamed Saidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mohieddine Basli fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Middleton on the Wold City's protests and gave Mohieddine Basli a yellow card for diving instead. In the 71st minute, Mohieddine Basli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Whiteley's zone, Sahbi Ben Bensedrine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fathi Merdassi came out of the goal and Sahbi Ben Bensedrine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Mohamed Karoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Whiteley's Mohamed Saidi in 78 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Karim Saidi guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 79th play minute Sahbi Ben Bensedrine came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fathi Merdassi. 0-2. After 84 played minutes Mohieddine Basli rounded Whiteley's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohieddine Basli in the 91st minute of play forced Whiteley's goalkeeper Fathi Merdassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 94 minutes, Mohamed Saidi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Whiteley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Saidi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Middleton on the Wold City's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.