League

Rawdon Stadium
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) Rawdon's Mahmoud Ayari started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hichem Boumnijel in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mehdi Djait saved Rawdon from getting behind. Rawdon's Mehdi Djait played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hichem Boumnijel in the 6th minute of play. In the 6th match minute, Al Hilal Sfax was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Karray to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Moustafa Kefacha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rawdon's supporters rose to their feet, but Moustafa Kefacha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehdi Bejaoui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Moustafa Kefacha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Hernan Betadur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehdi Djait was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rawdon's goalkeeper Mehdi Djait, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hichem Boumnijel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehdi Djait made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernan Betadur in the 31st minute of play. When Atef Essediri fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rawdon's protests and gave Atef Essediri a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd minute, Atef Essediri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rawdon's Mehdi Djait played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hichem Boumnijel in the 36th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

In the 53rd minute of the match, Hernan Betadur got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mehdi Djait was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mehdi Djait made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Hichem Boumnijel sent off a good shot on target. Mehdi Djait made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Hernan Betadur sent off a good shot on target. Mehdi Djait came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Al Hilal Sfax's Hernan Betadur. But to his dismay, Hernan Betadur quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Ahmed Karray managed to get in a good position for a shot. Al Hilal Sfax's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Karray was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehdi Djait breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mehdi Djait stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hichem Boumnijel's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Mehdi Djait made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hichem Boumnijel in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hichem Boumnijel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehdi Djait was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hernan Betadur got free with Mehdi Djait in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Al Hilal Sfax's Hernan Betadur in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rawdon's goalie prevented a goal. 92 minutes into the match, Rawdon's goal looked a bit too open when Hichem Boumnijel came free, but Mehdi Djait reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.