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Dedham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mohamed Mabrouki kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lotfi Rehouma in the 3rd minute of play forced Dedham's goalkeeper Jean Srarfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Salah Belhaj Ladgham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Jemeleddine Mzali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Dedham's Mohamed Mabrouki ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abdeljelil Mechemeche. Abdeljelil Mechemeche yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. If Mohamed Mabrouki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Dedham fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! Khaled Boumnijel placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! When Jemeleddine Mzali came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Dedham 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 Jemeleddine Mzali couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdelhamid Slimane during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Millbrook! When the match had been going on for 32 minutes, Dedham's Chaker Chikhaoui got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Abdeljelil Mechemeche. Jean Srarfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aymen Zouari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Jemeleddine Mzali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Helmi Mor 's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jean Srarfi was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Baya during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th minute, Mohamed Baya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Helmi Mor to make the kick off. If Aymen Mzali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Helmi Mor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helmi Mor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean Srarfi having to interfere. After having played for 60 minutes, Mohamed Mabrouki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dedham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Mabrouki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Millbrook's Abdeljelil Mechemeche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Mabrouki in the 61st minute of play. Jemeleddine Mzali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the game, Wissem Ghigani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dedham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Millbrook the free kick. After 69 played minutes Dedham got a freekick which was hit by Wissem Ghigani. In the 72nd minute of the match, Helmi Mor tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jean Srarfi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Helmi Mor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dedham's Jean Srarfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helmi Mor in the 82nd minute of play. If Aymen Zouari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th minute, Selim Nafti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aymen Zouari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jemeleddine Mzali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dedham were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Millbrook for a fine match.