Haworth Stadium
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Denton City's Jalel Haggui started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Adel al-Husain fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Nefzi having to interfere. Adel al-Husain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Denton City's Adel al-Husain in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Haworth's goalie prevented a goal. Habib Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Haworth getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Kamel Nafti hit a great ball. Hamadi Nafti hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adel al-Husain in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Habib Nefzi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maher Gharbi in the 19th minute of play forced Denton City's goalkeeper Abdelwahab Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Jalel Haggui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denton City's supporters rose to their feet, but Jalel Haggui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Habib Nefzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 23 minutes into the match, Haworth's goal looked a bit too open when Adel al-Husain came free, but Habib Nefzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Haworth booed when Denton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anis Jaouachi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 25 played minutes Denton City got a freekick which was hit by Jalel Haggui. Maher Gharbi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Abdelwahab Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jalel Haggui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Denton City getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Salah Badra hit a great ball. In the 34th minute Maher Gharbi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelwahab Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelwahab Yahia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Habib Nafti in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Maher Gharbi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Abdelwahab Yahia, 1-0. If Habib Nafti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Habib Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.
Jalel Haggui might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Habib Nefzi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jalel Haggui ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Denton City getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Adel al-Husain hit a great ball. If Adel al-Husain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haworth's Habib Nefzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Haworth from getting a goal against them. If Adel al-Husain had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Denton City's goal looked a bit too open when Habib Nafti came free, but Abdelwahab Yahia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habib Nefzi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adel al-Husain in the 65th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Haworth's Maher Gharbi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdelwahab Yahia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Maher Gharbi made a precise shot to the right of Abdelwahab Yahia. Denton City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Habib Nafti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Abdelwahab Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Denton City's goal looked a bit too open when Maher Gharbi came free, but Abdelwahab Yahia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Denton City booed when Haworth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adel Stambouli didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Denton City's Majdi Achab tried to score from far away in the 83rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Jalel Haggui reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Habib Nefzi. The goal made the score 2-1. Moncef Amri charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moncef Amri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Denton City booed when Haworth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moncef Amri didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Haworth fans cheered their team off the field, for while Denton City had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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