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Lavendon Stadium
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emir Boumnijel started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lavendon's goalkeeper Ali Souayah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Walid Ouertani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Mohamed Salah Ben Essediri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the game, Habib Ghannouchi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bexleyheath's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lavendon the free kick. A collision led to Bexleyheath getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Habib Ghannouchi hit a great ball. Walid Ouertani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emir Boumnijel in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hamza Jaber prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Said Ben Boumnijel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Salah Ben Essediri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Souayah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Said Ben Boumnijel in the 39th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Bexleyheath's Said Ben Khaled got a free kick in the 40th minute. When Emir Boumnijel came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Lavendon 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 Emir Boumnijel couldn't finish the play. Hamza Jaber made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Walid Ouertani sent off a good shot on target. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Said Ben Boumnijel was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Haykel Ghannem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th match minute, Bexleyheath was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aymen Khemili to maneuver through the defense. Lavendon's Ali Souayah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Lavendon from getting a goal against them. Said Ben Boumnijel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Souayah having to interfere. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Bexleyheath's goalkeeper Hamza Jaber, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Emir Boumnijel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lavendon's supporters rose to their feet, but Emir Boumnijel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hamza Jaber breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hamza Jaber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walid Ouertani in the 74th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Said Ben Boumnijel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Souayah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Souayah made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Salah Ben Essediri in the 84th minute. Said Ben Boumnijel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Souayah having to interfere. The Bexleyheath players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Lavendon from taking control. The game ends in a draw.