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Williton Park
Spectators: 6747 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hedi Rzouga started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute of the match Williton got a corner. Spitalfields and Shoreditch's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mohamed Ben Dhia ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Mahmoud Cherni almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Spitalfields and Shoreditch's Radhi Karray did a great save. If Slaheddine Sellimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radhi Karray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chedi Nafti in the 15th minute. Radhi Karray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarak Ali Bourguiba in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hedi Rzouga in the 19th minute of play forced Williton's goalkeeper Ali Zaalani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Zaalani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hedi Rzouga, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Spitalfields and Shoreditch were furious when Mehdi Escheikh was red carded, 37 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Spitalfields and Shoreditch! Spitalfields and Shoreditch's Radhi Karray proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Spitalfields and Shoreditch from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tarak Ali Bourguiba to make the kick off. Chedi Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 59 played minutes, Williton's Alaeddine Ghodhbane shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Radhi Karray came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Williton reached it. 60 minutes into the match, Slaheddine Sellimi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ali Zaalani, 1-2. Slaheddine Sellimi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 64th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Fathi Melliti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wissem Mechergui's late challenge caught a Williton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wissem Mechergui helped the player get up and apologised. Mohamed Ben Dhia shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Fathi Melliti hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Chedi Nafti came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Williton 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 Chedi Nafti couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Williton's Ali Zaalani got control of the ball when Slaheddine Sellimi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Karim Clayton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Zaalani having to make a save. Chedi Nafti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 84 minutes into the game, Fathi Melliti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Spitalfields and Shoreditch's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Williton the free kick. A collision led to Spitalfields and Shoreditch getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Fathi Melliti hit a great ball. After 85 played minutes, Williton's Mohamed Ben Dhia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Radhi Karray came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Williton reached it. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 86th minute of the game. One of Spitalfields and Shoreditch:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Williton:s goal. Mohamed Ben Dhia shot the penalty kick right outside the post. The supporters of Williton booed when Spitalfields and Shoreditch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Clayton didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 90 minutes, Slaheddine Sellimi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Spitalfields and Shoreditch and the Williton players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Williton booed when Spitalfields and Shoreditch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slaheddine Sellimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Tarak Ali Bourguiba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 94 minutes, Slaheddine Sellimi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spitalfields and Shoreditch's supporters crossed their fingers, but Slaheddine Sellimi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Williton supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Spitalfields and Shoreditch's performance. The match ended with a win for Spitalfields and Shoreditch.