League

Poynton Stadium
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) Berkwan Mhenni made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 14th minute Berkwan Mhenni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haider Hamdoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Berkwan Mhenni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haider Hamdoud having to interfere. Khaled Arif took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adel Bahari. Adel Bahari dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Ellesmere Port's zone, Yassine Ounissi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haider Hamdoud came out of the goal and Yassine Ounissi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Berkwan Mhenni received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Haider Hamdoud came out and tried to block the shot, but Berkwan Mhenni slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 26th minute. Nazim Boufroura kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Nassim Assous hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 34 minutes of play, Poynton's Berkwan Mhenni made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Haider Hamdoud was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khaled Arif 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 home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tayeb Kazi-Tani was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Khaled Arif managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ellesmere Port's supporters crossed their fingers, but Khaled Arif was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adel Bahari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khaled Arif, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Yassine Ounissi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Haider Hamdoud was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ellesmere Port's goalkeeper Haider Hamdoud, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Abdeldjalil Mohand fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ellesmere Port's protests and gave Abdeldjalil Mohand a yellow card for diving instead. In the 62nd match minute, Ellesmere Port was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdeldjalil Mohand to maneuver through the defense. Yassine Ounissi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Haider Hamdoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Haider Hamdoud didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yassine Ounissi went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayeb Kazi-Tani in the 78th minute of play forced Poynton's goalkeeper Adel Bahari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khaled Arif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adel Bahari was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tayeb Kazi-Tani showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 84 minute of play. Poynton's Adel Bahari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayeb Kazi-Tani in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Poynton's Nassim Assous got a free kick in the 90th minute. Poynton's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.