League

Bradford
Spectators: 6733 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 0) Karim Sellimi made the kick off and thus started the match. Said Sboui charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Said Sboui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cowplain fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! Rachid Arfa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Tahar Ben El Ouaer managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Bradford's Rachid Arfa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rachid Arfa struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Tahar Ben El Ouaer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bradford. Majdi Ghodbane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahi Saidi having to interfere. A collision led to Bradford getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Hassan Azzaro hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute, Marouane Agrebi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rachid Arfa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tahar Ben El Ouaer having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karim Sellimi in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tahar Ben El Ouaer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Karim Sellimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Rachid Arfa came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Bradford 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 Rachid Arfa couldn't finish the play. Karim Sellimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tahar Ben El Ouaer having to interfere. Noureddine Karoui hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

Karim Sellimi struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Tahar Ben El Ouaer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bradford. Cowplain's Tahar Ben El Ouaer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Sellimi in the 63rd minute of play. After 65 minutes, Noureddine Karoui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cowplain and the Bradford players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Bradford booed when Cowplain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noureddine Karoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tahar Ben El Ouaer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Sellimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rachid Arfa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tahar Ben El Ouaer having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Cowplain's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Sellimi came free, but Tahar Ben El Ouaer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cowplain were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Bradford's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maher Yahyaoui took the corner. Maher Yahyaoui made a great header on Cowplain's corner, it was just that Bradford's Bahi Saidi managed to reach the ball for a save. Cowplain's Tahar Ben El Ouaer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Arfa in the 75th minute of play. After 76 played minutes Cowplain got a freekick which was hit by Khaled Ben Salah. Karim Sellimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Majdi Ghodbane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Bahi Saidi made a huge save. In the last second Bahi Saidi throw himself and got hold of the ball when Mohamed Salah Ben Ben Saada in the 82ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alaeddine Miaâdi during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes Cowplain got a freekick which was hit by Alaeddine Miaâdi. In the 87th minute of the match Bradford got a corner. Cowplain's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mehdi Melki ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 94th minute, Karim Sellimi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tahar Ben El Ouaer was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0.