League

Djerba-Zarzis Resort
Spectators: 9212 (Terracing: 7345, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 78) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ali Chaldun started the match with the kick off. Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by CJ Craddock in the 9th minute of play. Mehdi Chimane took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alaeddine Ghariani. Alaeddine Ghariani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hedi Jaidi in the 17th minute of play forced Rochdale United's goalkeeper Alaeddine Ghariani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oussama Omrani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Chaldun in the 20th minute of the match. After 24 minutes, Ahmed Zouiten mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rochdale United and the Foda players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amir Gmamdia hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. After 29 minutes of play, Foda's Mehdi Chimane made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alaeddine Ghariani was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Rochdale United from getting a goal against them. When Foda's Mohamed El Hadrioui in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rochdale United's goalie prevented a goal. 37 minutes into the game, Foda's Amir Sellimi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alaeddine Ghariani made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 43 minutes into the match, Rochdale United's goal looked a bit too open when Habib Zahaf came free, but Alaeddine Ghariani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habib Zahaf took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alaeddine Ghariani. Alaeddine Ghariani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 48th minute of the match, managed to save Rochdale United from getting a goal against them.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for CJ Craddock to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Mehdi Chimane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alaeddine Ghariani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Rochdale United defense, Mehdi Chimane kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alaeddine Ghariani. The Rochdale United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alaeddine Ghariani should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Rochdale United getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Hamadi Mechergui hit a great ball. CJ Craddock fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alaeddine Ghariani having to interfere. After 65 minutes, Mehdi Chimane made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 72nd minute, Anselmo Schiavoni 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. 73 minutes into the match, Rochdale United's goal looked a bit too open when Habib Zahaf came free, but Alaeddine Ghariani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrés D'Alessandro in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Habib Zahaf 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. Mehdi Chimane struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Alaeddine Ghariani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Foda. 83 minutes into the match, Mehdi Chimane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alaeddine Ghariani. Rochdale United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mehdi Chimane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. If CJ Craddock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Rochdale United getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Hamadi Mechergui hit a great ball. CJ Craddock sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rochdale United's Alaeddine Ghariani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehdi Chimane in the 91st minute of play.