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Swadlincote Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Zouari in the 4th minute of play forced Swadlincote FC's goalkeeper Sabri Khemili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sabri Khemili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Zouari, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Jean Ouakili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achref Belkhodja having to interfere. Sabri Khemili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Zouari in the 13th minute of the match. Achref Belkhodja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean Ouakili in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad Escheikh in the 25th minute of play forced Lightwater's goalkeeper Achref Belkhodja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 25 minutes of play, Swadlincote FC's Muhammad Escheikh made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Achref Belkhodja was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Lightwater's zone, Muhammad Escheikh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Achref Belkhodja came out of the goal and Muhammad Escheikh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ali Zouari got in the 47th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Sabri Khemili handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 47th match minute, Swadlincote FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fathi Missaoui to maneuver through the defense. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Zouari was the one to do the kick off. Muhammad Escheikh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Achref Belkhodja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Muhammad Escheikh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Chouchane during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mohamed Chouchane hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Mohamed Agrebi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lightwater's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Agrebi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sabri Khemili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Zouari in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th minute Jean Ouakili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Achref Belkhodja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Muhammad Escheikh had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Achref Belkhodja. Lightwater's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Muhammad Escheikh was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Jean Ouakili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Achref Belkhodja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean Ouakili went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Jean Ouakili sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Swadlincote FC's Sabri Khemili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Zouari in the 92nd minute of play. Ali Zouari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabri Khemili having to interfere. In the 97th play minute Ajmi Missaoui came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sabri Khemili. 3-2.