League

Crowthorne Park
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hamed Braham took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Crowthorne getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mokhtar Eyadema hit a great ball. Ayèche Ben Dhouib took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ziad Jaballah. Crowthorne's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ziad Jaballah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Essediri, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Hamed Braham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziad Jaballah having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Ahmad Mhedhebi took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Bechir Khemili to make any attempt to save it. Hedi Zouiten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bechir Khemili having to interfere. Ahmad Mhedhebi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bechir Khemili having to interfere. The nice shot from Hedi Zouiten in the 22ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Bechir Khemili had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. After a rather tough play, Nailsworth's Sadok Mechergui got a free kick in the 24th minute. Ahmad Mhedhebi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamed Braham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 33 played minutes Crowthorne got a freekick which was hit by Mokhtar Eyadema . After 36 minutes of play, Nailsworth's Ahmed Essediri made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ziad Jaballah was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Ahmed Essediri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 46 minutes, Hassib Bey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nailsworth and the Crowthorne players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Crowthorne booed when Nailsworth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hassib Bey didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Ahmad Mhedhebi made the kick off in the second half. Ahmad Mhedhebi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Bechir Khemili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hamed Braham struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Ziad Jaballah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nailsworth. Chaouki Ziadi charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chaouki Ziadi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Crowthorne booed when Nailsworth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chaouki Ziadi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, one of Nailsworth:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Nailsworth. In the 82nd minute there was a penalty for Crowthorne. Karim Santos stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bechir Khemili. 3-1. In the 86th minute Hamed Braham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ziad Jaballah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmad Mhedhebi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Crowthorne's Hedi Zouiten got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bechir Khemili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hedi Zouiten, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Crowthorne fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nailsworth had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.