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Horncastle Park
Spectators: 6746 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anouar Saada made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chokri Nafti in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohamed Ali Souayati saved Horncastle from getting behind. Mohamed Ali Achab charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohamed Ali Achab the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mohamed Ali Achab hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, Anouar Saada got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Chokri Nafti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Ali Souayati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Abdeljilil in the 13th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Radhi Ghodhbane got free with Jean Benslimane in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, Horncastle's goal looked a bit too open when Chokri Nafti came free, but Mohamed Ali Souayati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmed Abdeljilil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Ali Souayati having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chokri Nafti in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohamed Ali Souayati saved Horncastle from getting behind. After having played for 27 minutes, Chokri Nafti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Burnham City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chokri Nafti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chokri Nafti in the 29th minute of play forced Horncastle's goalkeeper Mohamed Ali Souayati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anouar Saada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chokri Nafti in the 36th minute of play forced Horncastle's goalkeeper Mohamed Ali Souayati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radhi Ghodhbane in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jean Benslimane , who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Anouar Saada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jean Benslimane having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Horncastle's Hassen Selliti got a free kick in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Burnham City's Chokri Nafti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mohamed Ali Souayati made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chokri Nafti to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Burnham City defense, Anouar Saada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jean Benslimane . The Burnham City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jean Benslimane should have stopped the shot. In the 59th match minute, Burnham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Med Jomaa to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chokri Nafti in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohamed Ali Souayati saved Horncastle from getting behind. After having played for 68 minutes, Anouar Saada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Horncastle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anouar Saada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Anouar Saada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sadok Ben Nacef kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Mohamed Ali Souayati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chokri Nafti, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ammar Nafti during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 78 played minutes Horncastle got a freekick which was hit by Ammar Nafti. After a defensive mix-up in Horncastle's zone, Ahmed Abdeljilil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Ali Souayati came out of the goal and Ahmed Abdeljilil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mohamed Ali Souayati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chokri Nafti in the 81st minute of the match. Mohamed Ali Souayati made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Abdeljilil in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Radhi Ghodhbane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jean Benslimane was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Burnham City's Jean Benslimane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anouar Saada in the 90th minute of play. Jean Benslimane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radhi Ghodhbane in the 97th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.