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Wellesbourne Park
Spectators: 6733 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José Saber started the match with the kick off. After having played for 9 minutes, Fatah Khelil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Castleford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fatah Khelil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 13 minutes into the match, Castleford's goal looked a bit too open when Adel Haggui came free, but Bernard al-Amin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Moncef Djait had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernard al-Amin. Castleford's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Moncef Djait was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adel Haggui in the 18th minute of play forced Castleford's goalkeeper Bernard al-Amin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 21 minutes, Fatah Khelil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Castleford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fatah Khelil 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 23rd minute of the match, Adel Haggui tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bernard al-Amin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Fatah Khelil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hatem Kaâbi having to interfere. 1-1 became the score in the 31st minute when Fatah Khelil elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Fatah Khelil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Hatem Kaâbi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 52nd minute, Adel Haggui made a precise shot to the right of Bernard al-Amin. Castleford's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Moncef Djait's late challenge caught a Castleford's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moncef Djait helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Wellesbourne FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Moncef Djait hit a great ball. Wellesbourne FC's Hatem Kaâbi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Wellesbourne FC from getting a goal against them. Bernard al-Amin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adel Haggui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adel Haggui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Bernard al-Amin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Castleford's Bernard al-Amin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moncef Djait in the 67th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Castleford's Amira Dali got a free kick in the 68th minute. Moncef Djait sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hatem Kaâbi made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Fatah Khelil sent off a good shot on target. In the 77th minute, Fatah Khelil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Castleford fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moncef Djait in the 87th minute of play forced Castleford's goalkeeper Bernard al-Amin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Moncef Djait had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute, Adel Haggui 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. If José Saber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.