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Ruislip Manor
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hadj Salem Mabrouk took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ruislip Manor FC's Belgacem Jawachi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Med Ali Sioud in the 3rd minute of play. After 5 minutes of play, Tunisia's Ahmed Mosrati made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Belgacem Jawachi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ahmed Mosrati scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Belgacem Jawachi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Lassaad Chikhaoui's late challenge caught a Ruislip Manor FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lassaad Chikhaoui helped the player get up and apologised. Lassaad Chikhaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. During the 15th minute of the match Lassaad Chikhaoui completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Lassaad Chikhaoui a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 16th match minute, Tunisia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lassaad Chikhaoui to maneuver through the defense. Beji Akid took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mohamed Lamouchi. Tunisia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Hadj Salem Mabrouk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Dhouib's late challenge caught a Tunisia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Dhouib helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Ruislip Manor FC's Ahmed Dhouib got a free kick in the 22nd minute. If Ahmed Mosrati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 25 minutes into the match, Ahmed Mosrati notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Ruislip Manor FC's Belgacem Jawachi. Belgacem Jawachi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ahmed Mosrati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belgacem Jawachi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ruislip Manor FC's Mehdi Dhouib got a free kick in the 34th minute. Mohamed Lamouchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hadj Salem Mabrouk, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmed Mosrati in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Belgacem Jawachi saved Ruislip Manor FC from getting behind. Slim Bouzaiene's late challenge caught a Ruislip Manor FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Slim Bouzaiene helped the player get up and apologised. In the 40th minute, Slim Bouzaiene hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ahmed Mosrati to make the kick off. Tunisia's Ahmed Mosrati got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 58 minutes, Med Ali Sioud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tunisia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Med Ali Sioud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahmed Mosrati could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Belgacem Jawachi made a huge save. In the 70th minute, Hadj Salem Mabrouk made a precise shot to the right of Mohamed Lamouchi. Tunisia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. In the 78th match minute, Tunisia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sadok Abdelmajid to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Marouane Dermech hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the match, Tunisia's Lotfi Nafti broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 84th minute, Med Ali Sioud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hadj Salem Mabrouk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Mohamed Lamouchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Ammar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tunisia's Ahmed Mosrati got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tunisia's Med Ali Sioud got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tunisia's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.