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Match Report
Barnet
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Stratford's Ali Ben Arfa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelbaki Dhouib in the 8th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Kais Arfa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barnet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stratford the free kick. Ali Ben Arfa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelbaki Dhouib in the 18th minute of the match. If Jamel Dhahri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Barnet's Ali Souayah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hassene Bhar in the 21st minute of play. If Hassene Bhar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 25 minutes of play Barnet's Kais Arfa was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Barnet getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Kais Arfa hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Barnet's zone, Jamel Dhahri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Souayah came out of the goal and Jamel Dhahri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, Barnet's goal looked a bit too open when Hassene Bhar came free, but Ali Souayah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hassene Bhar in the 40th minute of play forced Barnet's goalkeeper Ali Souayah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hassene Bhar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hassene Bhar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hassene Bhar to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Barnet getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Yassine Jelassi hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Jamel Dhahri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stratford's supporters rose to their feet, but Jamel Dhahri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Souayah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 68 in the game by Jamel Dhahri from a close distance when the talented Ali Souayah managed to make a qualified save. Barnet's players were relieved. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Barnet's goalkeeper Ali Souayah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ali Ben Arfa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Mhedhebi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After some careless play in the Stratford defense, Ali Mhedhebi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Ben Arfa. The Stratford fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Ben Arfa should have stopped the shot. Ali Souayah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hassene Bhar, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.
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