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Guildford
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Guildford City getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Wissem Khaled hit a great ball. If Mohamed Essafi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 8 minutes, Ayèche Jelassi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Guildford City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ayèche Jelassi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dali Dhouib got free with Kais Ghigani in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kais Ghigani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dali Dhouib in the 22nd minute. After 24 played minutes Guildford City got a freekick which was hit by Wissem Khaled. Kais Ghigani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayèche Jelassi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ayèche Jelassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nejib Ali Riza kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Amine Gasmi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Essafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Rachid Limam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amine Gasmi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Mohamed Essafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Gasmi having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Mohamed Essafi made the kick off in the second half. If Dali Dhouib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohamed Essafi in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amine Gasmi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Guildford City's Amine Gasmi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Essafi in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Ayèche Jelassi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kais Ghigani was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. A collision led to Guildford City getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ahmed Essediri hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Dali Dhouib's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kais Ghigani was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Ayèche Jelassi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kais Ghigani having to interfere. Shirebrook United's Kais Ghigani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayèche Jelassi in the 80th minute of play. After having played for 86 minutes, Mohamed Essafi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shirebrook United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Essafi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kais Ghigani came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Guildford City's Dali Dhouib. But to his dismay, Dali Dhouib quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Wissem Khaled's late challenge caught a Shirebrook United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wissem Khaled helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Guildford City's Wissem Khaled got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The supporters of Shirebrook United booed when Guildford City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wissem Khaled didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shirebrook United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dhaker Ben Yahia in the 97th minute. The corner ended in Dhaker Ben Yahia almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Guildford City's Amine Gasmi did a great save. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Shirebrook United players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.