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Match Report
Witney
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hassen Daouadji made the kick off which started today's match. Mokhtar Benattia made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Hosni Bendissari sent off a good shot on target. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tenbury Wells's goalkeeper Mokhtar Benattia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hassen Daouadji in the 17th minute of play forced Tenbury Wells's goalkeeper Mokhtar Benattia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hosni Bendissari got free with Mokhtar Benattia in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Mokhtar Benattia managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Witney's Hosni Bendissari fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hassen Daouadji recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Witney's Hosni Bendissari got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jawed Sifi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hosni Bendissari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Mokhtar Benattia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saadi Benattia lost his temper 43 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 45th minute there was a penalty for Tenbury Wells. Amdegh Ayad stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jaber Zughba. 1-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ziad Balaid was the one to do the kick off. Badr Sadmi charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Badr Sadmi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Witney getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Badr Sadmi hit a great ball. 52 minutes into the game, Souad Djenoui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Witney's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tenbury Wells the free kick. Ziad Balaid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jaber Zughba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Souad Djenoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Mokhtar Benattia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Hosni Bendissari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Witney's supporters rose to their feet, but Hosni Bendissari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mokhtar Benattia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hosni Bendissari in the 64th minute of play forced Tenbury Wells's goalkeeper Mokhtar Benattia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tenbury Wells's Ziad Balaid got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Jawed Sifi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Tenbury Wells getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Nadir Driouche hit a great ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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