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Witham
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hédi Chérif made the kick off which started today's match. If Hédi Chérif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Blaise Omrani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hédi Chérif in the 13th minute of play forced Stanley City's goalkeeper Taher Naoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 18 minutes, Hédi Chérif managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Witham City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hédi Chérif was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Beji Abdallah was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the game, one of Stanley City:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Taher Naoui, was totally fooled by Witham City's Mohamed Ali Abdallah, who 22 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 27th minute Wissem Ben Younes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slim Ben Abdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hédi Chérif struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Taher Naoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Witham City. Blaise Omrani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Witham City getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Ahmed Gharbi hit a great ball. Stanley City's Hamza Ayari couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 35th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Witham City. If Hédi Chérif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Blaise Omrani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taher Naoui having to interfere. After 42 played minutes Witham City got a freekick which was hit by Hédi Chérif. Wissem Ben Younes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slim Ben Abdi having to interfere. When Mohamed Dhouib came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Stanley City 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 Mohamed Dhouib couldn't finish the play. When Wissem Ben Younes came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Stanley City 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 Wissem Ben Younes couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Wissem Ben Younes made a kick off. Lotfi Haddad struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Slim Ben Abdi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stanley City. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Wissem Ben Younes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stanley City's supporters rose to their feet, but Wissem Ben Younes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Slim Ben Abdi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Stanley City's zone, Hédi Chérif stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taher Naoui came out of the goal and Hédi Chérif tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Taher Naoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hédi Chérif in the 69th minute of play. After 71 minutes, Said Boumnijel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Witham City and the Stanley City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Said Boumnijel hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. If Wissem Ben Younes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lotfi Haddad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Slim Ben Abdi made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Wissem Ben Younes sent off a good shot on target.