League

Halstead
Spectators: 6733 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 0) Anis Ben Ammar made the kick off and thus started the match. Said Ben Bargougui blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehdi Ben Bourguiba having to make a save. Hamed Khaled fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chaker Trabelsi having to interfere. Said Ben Bargougui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lotfi Saada struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Mehdi Ben Bourguiba didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Royston. A collision led to Royston getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Haroune Baccouche hit a great ball. Issam Abdelmajid hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Adel Merdassi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mehdi Ben Bourguiba. Halstead AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Chaker Trabelsi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamed Khaled in the 33rd minute. Anis Ben Ammar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpected shot in the 37th minute by David Rostom got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Said Ben Bargougui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Halstead AFC's Mehdi Ben Bourguiba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anis Ben Ammar in the 42nd minute of play. The supporters of Royston booed when Halstead AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Issam Abdelmajid didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hamed Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Rostom struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Chaker Trabelsi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Halstead AFC. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Rostom to make the kick off. In the 51st minute David Rostom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaker Trabelsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Halstead AFC's goalkeeper Mehdi Ben Bourguiba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Said Ben Bargougui. Chaker Trabelsi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issam Abdelmajid in the 61st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that David Rostom's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chaker Trabelsi was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Mehdi Ben Bourguiba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lotfi Saada in the 67th minute of play. After some careless play in the Royston defense, David Rostom kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chaker Trabelsi. The Royston fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chaker Trabelsi should have stopped the shot. Halstead AFC's Mehdi Ben Bourguiba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Halstead AFC from getting a goal against them. Chaker Trabelsi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Rostom went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. David Rostom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 93 minutes into the match, Royston's Said Ben Bargougui sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mehdi Ben Bourguiba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Halstead AFC had won after a very even match.