League

Astley
Spectators: 7379 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 5) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abdelaziz Kalaï made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Middleton's Khaled Bachraoui nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Muhammad Kerrit made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Middleton's Issam Bargawi in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astley's goalie prevented a goal. Muhammad Kerrit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khaled Bachraoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The audience was convinced that Issam Bargawi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Muhammad Kerrit was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. In the 18th minute Abdelaziz Kalaï shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoubeir Sassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Neifar hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 21st minute of the match Amira Hleli shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Muhammad Kerrit showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Muhammad Kerrit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issam Bargawi in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 25th match minute, Astley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tahar Ben Attouga to maneuver through the defense. In the 29th minute, Issam Bargawi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 31st match minute, Astley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Sebki to maneuver through the defense. The Middleton fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Middleton's Issam Bargawi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 43 minutes, Abdelaziz Kalaï managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Astley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelaziz Kalaï was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amira Hleli kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Haykel Kaâbi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 47 played minutes Middleton got a freekick which was hit by Aziz Salem.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Issam Bargawi made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Abdelaziz Kalaï left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Astley fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 57th minute Abdelaziz Kalaï shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoubeir Sassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Astley's zone, Khaled Bachraoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Muhammad Kerrit came out of the goal and Khaled Bachraoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tahar Ben Attouga charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tahar Ben Attouga the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Astley getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Tahar Ben Attouga hit a great ball. Khaled Bachraoui's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 73rdth minute, Muhammad Kerrit skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issam Bargawi in the 74th minute of play forced Astley's goalkeeper Muhammad Kerrit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Muhammad Kerrit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issam Bargawi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Khaled Bachraoui got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Astley getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Tahar Ben Attouga hit a great ball. Middleton's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.