League

Hornchurch
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Muhammad Ghodbane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khaled Mokadem charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Khaled Mokadem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Hornchurch City's Khaled Mokadem got a free kick in the 5th minute. The audience was convinced that Abdallah Mnari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jalel Koissy was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Muhammad Ghodbane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 11 minutes into the match, Hornchurch City's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Salah Nafti came free, but Jalel Koissy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdallah Mnari in the 12th minute of play forced Hornchurch City's goalkeeper Jalel Koissy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hornchurch City's Jalel Koissy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdallah Mnari in the 14th minute of play. Najeh Trabelsi struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Mohamed Benachour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hornchurch City. Abdallah Mnari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Abdallah Mnari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herne Bay's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdallah Mnari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jalel Koissy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohammed Ayari kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 30 played minutes, Herne Bay's Ali Ouakili shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jalel Koissy came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Herne Bay reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Najeh Trabelsi in the 33rd minute of play forced Herne Bay's goalkeeper Mohamed Benachour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohamed Benachour made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Sami Ayari sent off a good shot on target. Herne Bay's Mohamed Benachour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Najeh Trabelsi in the 44th minute of play. Hamdi Khelil struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Mohamed Benachour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hornchurch City. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Najeh Trabelsi was the one to do the kick off. Najeh Trabelsi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Mohamed Benachour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 54th minute when Sami Ayari elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Muhammad Ghodbane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Jalel Koissy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Sami Ayari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hornchurch City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nizar Mzali hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute Hornchurch City were awarded a corner. Hamdi Khelil went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 72nd minute Abdallah Mnari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jalel Koissy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Muhammad Ghodbane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdallah Mnari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jalel Koissy having to interfere. Hamdi Khelil charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hamdi Khelil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hornchurch City fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! In the 83rd minute of the game, Herne Bay got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Mohammed Ayari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Mohamed Benachour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hornchurch City were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Herne Bay for a fine match.