League

Margate
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Barnham FC's Lassaad Dhiab started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jamel Chikhaoui hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. A collision led to Margate getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Habib Ben Fadhel hit a great ball. If Hassene Bouazizi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tarek Bachraoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Clayton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarek Bachraoui in the 19th minute of the match. Karim Ayari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziad Haggui having to interfere. Tarek Bachraoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Ahmed Clayton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Hassene Bouazizi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Margate's Ziad Haggui. Ziad Haggui was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Barnham FC's zone, Tarek Bachraoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Clayton came out of the goal and Tarek Bachraoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Barnham FC's Ahmed Clayton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Barnham FC from getting a goal against them. Tarek Bachraoui struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Ahmed Clayton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Margate. Ziad Haggui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hassene Bouazizi in the 41st minute of the match. Tarek Bachraoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Clayton having to interfere.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tarek Bachraoui made a kick off. Karim Ayari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziad Haggui having to interfere. Tarek Bachraoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Ahmed Clayton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Tarek Bachraoui came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Margate fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tarek Bachraoui couldn't finish the play. Hassene Bouazizi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ziad Haggui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hassene Bouazizi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziad Haggui having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Issam Jawachi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Margate's supporters rose to their feet, but Issam Jawachi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ahmed Clayton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 81 played minutes Barnham FC got a freekick which was hit by Rashid Neifar. After having played for 83 minutes, Tarek Bachraoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Margate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tarek Bachraoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 85th minute Issam Jawachi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Clayton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tarek Bachraoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lassaad Dhiab kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Barnham FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.