Cleobury Mortimer St
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Cleobury Mortimer's Zied Akid 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. Moustafa Zaghouani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moustafa Zaghouani in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Taher Boulaabi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bexleyheath's Adel Kefacha got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Adel Kefacha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bexleyheath's supporters rose to their feet, but Adel Kefacha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Taher Boulaabi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adel Kefacha in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Taher Boulaabi saved Cleobury Mortimer from getting behind. Cleobury Mortimer's Zied Akid got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Taher Boulaabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adel Kefacha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Moustafa Zaghouani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Taher Boulaabi was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. When Adel Kefacha came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Bexleyheath 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 Adel Kefacha couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute Zied Akid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Salah Aziza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Bexleyheath's goal looked a bit too open when Zied Akid came free, but Mohamed Salah Aziza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Zied Akid managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cleobury Mortimer's supporters rose to their feet, but Zied Akid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Salah Aziza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Moustafa Zaghouani to make the kick off. Habib Ali Ben Aïssa charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Habib Ali Ben Aïssa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cleobury Mortimer's Habib Ali Ben Aïssa got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Najeh Mkademi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 53rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Taher Boulaabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adel Kefacha in the 61st minute. With 67 minutes on the clock, Mourad Yahia commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The goalkeeper, Taher Boulaabi, was totally fooled by Bexleyheath's Najeh Mkademi, who 69 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Bexleyheath's Mohamed Salah Aziza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mokhtar Hermassi in the 72nd minute of play. Moustafa Zaghouani received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Taher Boulaabi came out and tried to block the shot, but Moustafa Zaghouani slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 74th minute. When Mehdi Massaoud came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Cleobury Mortimer 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 Mehdi Massaoud couldn't finish the play. After 83 minutes of play, Bexleyheath's Adel Kefacha made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Taher Boulaabi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 86thth minute of the game Moustafa Zaghouani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cleobury Mortimer's Taher Boulaabi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bexleyheath's Adel Kefacha got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Moustafa Zaghouani kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Taher Boulaabi. That made the score 1-4 in the 91 minute of play. Cleobury Mortimer's Taher Boulaabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moustafa Zaghouani in the 95th minute of play. Sadok Clayton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Taher Boulaabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Moustafa Zaghouani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Taher Boulaabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Bexleyheath eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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