League

Thatto Heath Stadium
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) Baldock's Pierre Aziza 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. In the 4th minute Pierre Aziza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelaziz Slimane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute Khaled Mrabet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khaled Escheikh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes, Akram al-Husain mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Baldock and the Thatto Heath players grew even worse after the yellow card. Akram al-Husain hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Thatto Heath's Laamari Namouchi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With a little luck, Baldock's Khaled Escheikh got control of the ball when Chaker Bourguiba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abdelaziz Slimane came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Baldock's Hédi Slimane. But to his dismay, Hédi Slimane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 21 played minutes Baldock got a freekick which was hit by Akram al-Husain. After 24 played minutes Baldock got a freekick which was hit by Pierre Aziza. In the 28th minute of the match Laamari Namouchi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Khaled Escheikh skillfully saved the ball. Chaker Bourguiba had several of the Baldock's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 31 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Khaled Escheikh as he didn't even see the shot coming. Abdelaziz Slimane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hédi Slimane, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Khaled Mrabet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Khaled Escheikh having to make a save. With a little luck, Baldock's Khaled Escheikh got control of the ball when Chaker Bourguiba tried to sneak it across the goal line. Khaled Mrabet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaled Escheikh having to interfere. Bahi Karoui kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Khaled Mrabet stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thatto Heath's Khaled Mrabet got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Khaled Escheikh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khaled Mrabet in the 57th minute of the match. Khaled Escheikh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khaled Mrabet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Baldock defense, Khaled Mrabet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khaled Escheikh. The Baldock fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khaled Escheikh should have stopped the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Thatto Heath's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Slimane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hédi Slimane. If Mohamed Jawachi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haythem Boumnijel's late challenge caught a Thatto Heath's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Haythem Boumnijel helped the player get up and apologised. After 84 played minutes Baldock got a freekick which was hit by Haythem Boumnijel. Thatto Heath's Laamari Namouchi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 85th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Baldock. Chaker Bourguiba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaled Escheikh having to interfere. Thatto Heath's Khaled Mrabet got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Ali Bargawi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Thatto Heath's zone, Hédi Slimane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelaziz Slimane came out of the goal and Hédi Slimane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thatto Heath's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.