League

West Kirby
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hédi Zouaoui got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Karim Ben Zid managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ludlow City's supporters rose to their feet, but Karim Ben Zid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Riadh Laabidi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 10th minute, Ludlow City's Riadh Bargawi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Riadh Bargawi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Ludlow City protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Riadh Bargawi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Ludlow City fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! Ludlow City:s Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui showed great skill when he stopped Oussama Mechergui:s penalty. Hédi Zouaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, West Kirby United's Alaeddine Fergani got a free kick in the 16th minute. Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hédi Zouaoui in the 20th minute of play. When Mondher Soliman fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored West Kirby United's protests and gave Mondher Soliman a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, West Kirby United's Mondher Soliman got a free kick in the 21st minute. Karim Ben Zid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Riadh Laabidi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ludlow City's Mokhtar Nouira got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Mohammed Nouira came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Ludlow City 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 Mohammed Nouira couldn't finish the play. 30 minutes into the match, Mokhtar Nouira notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of West Kirby United's Riadh Laabidi. Riadh Laabidi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sadok Bejaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui having to interfere. In the 41st minute of the match, Hédi Zouaoui tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karim Ben Zid stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. West Kirby United's Sadok Bejaoui got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Ludlow City's zone, Sadok Bejaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui came out of the goal and Sadok Bejaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sadok Bejaoui in the 65th minute of the match. The supporters of West Kirby United booed when Ludlow City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ayèche Ben Diwa didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Hédi Zouaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ludlow City's Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hédi Zouaoui in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ludlow City's Mokhtar Nouira got a free kick in the 75th minute. After having played for 80 minutes, Karim Ben Zid managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ludlow City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karim Ben Zid was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sadok Bejaoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sahbi Ben Khalfaoui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sadok Bejaoui ran back to his position shaking his head. The Ludlow City players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented West Kirby United from taking control. The game ends in a draw.