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Milnrow
Spectators: 6756 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adel Chikhaoui started the match with the kick off. Anouar Kerrit hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Hamadi Melki struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Alaeddine Karoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Waterfoot United. If Brahim Hadda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Riadh Gmamdia hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Brahim Hadda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Alaeddine Karoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Waterfoot United getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Achraf Zaalani hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Milnrow FC's Anouar Kerrit broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, Waterfoot United's Riadh Gmamdia got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Milnrow FC's zone, Hamadi Melki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alaeddine Karoui came out of the goal and Hamadi Melki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ahmed Jelassi struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Abderrahim Ragued didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Milnrow FC. Brahim Hadda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alaeddine Karoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamadi Melki, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Brahim Hadda struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Alaeddine Karoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Waterfoot United. Adel Chikhaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Abderrahim Ragued tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Milnrow FC's Ahmed Jelassi got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

59 minutes into the match, Waterfoot United's goal looked a bit too open when Adel Chikhaoui came free, but Abderrahim Ragued reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brahim Hadda got free with Alaeddine Karoui in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Milnrow FC's Emir Zaghouani got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Hamadi Melki's late challenge caught a Milnrow FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamadi Melki helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Waterfoot United getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Hamadi Melki hit a great ball. Alaeddine Karoui made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Brahim Hadda sent off a good shot on target. Milnrow FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Hamadi Melki scored to the left of an out of position Alaeddine Karoui, making the score, 0-1. After having played for 84 minutes, Brahim Hadda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Waterfoot United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brahim Hadda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With an all-out effort, Waterfoot United's Alaeddine Karoui threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hamadi Melki, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Milnrow FC's zone, Hamadi Melki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alaeddine Karoui came out of the goal and Hamadi Melki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Milnrow FC booed when Waterfoot United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achraf Zaalani didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adel Chikhaoui in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abderrahim Ragued saved Waterfoot United from getting behind. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.