League

Market Drayton
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chaouki Dermech kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caid Ben Dhia got free with Karim Bensedrine in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karim Bensedrine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaouki Dermech, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Market Drayton's Chaouki Dermech sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Karim Bensedrine narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Mokadem in the 16th minute of play forced Market Drayton's goalkeeper Samir Attouga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Chaouki Dermech had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Caid Ben Dhia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Market Drayton's supporters rose to their feet, but Caid Ben Dhia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karim Bensedrine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aymen Kasraoui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Samir Attouga read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. If Mohamed Mokadem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th match minute, Attleborough City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Ghariani to maneuver through the defense. Alaeddine Mokthar, 35 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 37 minutes into the match, Chaouki Dermech notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Attleborough City's Karim Bensedrine. Karim Bensedrine was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 43rd minute, Mohamed Mokadem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Attleborough City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Samir Attouga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Mokadem, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Mohamed Mokadem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Attouga having to interfere. If Mohamed Mokadem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the game, Khaled Essediri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Attleborough City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Market Drayton the free kick. In the 64th minute, Khaled Essediri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Market Drayton's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alaeddine Mokthar in the 67th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sadok Jebali during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 68 played minutes Market Drayton got a freekick which was hit by Sadok Jebali. In the 70th minute, Chaouki Dermech hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aymen Kasraoui could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Samir Attouga made a huge save. In the 92nd match minute, Attleborough City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Gharbi to maneuver through the defense. Chaouki Dermech received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Karim Bensedrine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.