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Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Med Ali Jebali came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cheltenham AFC's Lassaad Jouili. But to his dismay, Lassaad Jouili quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Mustafa Ben Bey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Blaise Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hichem Ayari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Med Ali Jebali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 16 played minutes, Cheltenham AFC's Ammar Ouhir shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Med Ali Jebali 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 Cheltenham AFC reached it. When Hichem Ayari came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Cheltenham AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hichem Ayari couldn't finish the play. Mustafa Ben Bey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blaise Yahia having to interfere. In the 31st minute Mustafa Ben Bey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blaise Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Hichem Ayari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hichem Ayari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 42nd minute of the game. One of SOCCER CLUB:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cheltenham AFC:s goal. Med Ali Jebali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hichem Ayari, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The SOCCER CLUB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cheltenham AFC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hamza Thabet to strike the kick off in the second half. Mohamed Sguir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Blaise Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Sguir in the 64th minute of play forced Cheltenham AFC's goalkeeper Blaise Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Cheltenham AFC defense, Mohamed Sguir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Blaise Yahia. The Cheltenham AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Blaise Yahia should have stopped the shot. Hichem Ayari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Med Ali Jebali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hichem Ayari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hichem Ayari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Med Ali Jebali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Cheltenham AFC booed when SOCCER CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hassine Masmoudi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Hamza Thabet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cheltenham AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamza Thabet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Cheltenham AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Ben Bey came free, but Blaise Yahia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamza Thabet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind SOCCER CLUB's goalkeeper Med Ali Jebali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.