League

Castleford Park
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) Bucknell AFC's Pierre Chérif 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. Castleford's Bernard al-Amin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mahmoud Clayton in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bucknell AFC's goalkeeper Radhi Bourguiba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, Pierre Chérif notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Castleford's Bernard al-Amin. Bernard al-Amin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Said Nefzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Radhi Bourguiba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Saber in the 25th minute of the match. José Saber 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. 29 minutes into the match, Bucknell AFC's Pierre Chérif sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernard al-Amin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fatah Khelil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radhi Bourguiba having to interfere. Radhi Bourguiba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José Saber 's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Pierre Chérif recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fatah Khelil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radhi Bourguiba having to interfere. After 40 minutes of play, Castleford's Fatah Khelil made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radhi Bourguiba was left in no man's land by his defense there! Said Nefzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernard al-Amin having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Bucknell AFC's goal looked a bit too open when José Saber came free, but Radhi Bourguiba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The wind increased when José Saber made the kick off in the second half. Pierre Chérif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. José Saber 's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Radhi Bourguiba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Najeh Aziza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fatah Khelil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radhi Bourguiba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fatah Khelil's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that José Saber 's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radhi Bourguiba was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Bernard al-Amin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pierre Chérif in the 77th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Pierre Chérif managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bucknell AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Pierre Chérif was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernard al-Amin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Said Nefzi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bernard al-Amin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. In the 84th minute of the match Mohamed Mosrati shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bernard al-Amin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Amira Dali fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Castleford's protests and gave Amira Dali a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Castleford getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Amira Dali hit a great ball. José Saber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bucknell AFC's goalkeeper Radhi Bourguiba, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 96 minutes into the game, Fatah Khelil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Radhi Bourguiba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Castleford's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.