League

Accrington
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hamed Basli started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Accrington booed when Cove was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Néji Radhouani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Taieb Limam's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ibrahim Benzekri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamed Basli in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ibrahim Benzekri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hamed Basli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ibrahim Benzekri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Cove's goal looked a bit too open when Hamed Basli came free, but Ibrahim Benzekri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Hedi Kalaï managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cove's supporters rose to their feet, but Hedi Kalaï was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Saïdi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohamed Saïdi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atef Sfar in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hedi Kalaï in the 25th minute of play forced Accrington's goalkeeper Mohamed Saïdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hedi Kalaï, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 28 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Mohamed Saïdi was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 32 minutes into the match, Accrington's goal looked a bit too open when Hedi Kalaï came free, but Mohamed Saïdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adel Trabelsi's late challenge caught a Cove's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adel Trabelsi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Accrington's Adel Trabelsi got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Atef Sfar in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohamed Saïdi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Adel Trabelsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hedi Kalaï came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Cove 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 Hedi Kalaï couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hedi Kalaï to make the kick off. Cove's Hedi Kalaï got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hedi Kalaï fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Saïdi having to interfere. Taieb Limam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ibrahim Benzekri having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Hamed Basli put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ibrahim Benzekri . Hamed Saidi charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamed Saidi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hamed Saidi hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Hamed Basli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ibrahim Benzekri was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Hamed Basli put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ibrahim Benzekri . Accrington's Hamed Basli got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Hedi Kalaï had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ibrahim Benzekri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taieb Limam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamed Basli kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the game, Accrington's Taieb Limam nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ibrahim Benzekri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. A collision led to Accrington getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Adel Trabelsi hit a great ball. Atef Sfar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Mohamed Saïdi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Accrington had won after a very even match.