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Chelmsford
Spectators: 6724 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mohieddine Moatamri started the match with the kick off. Abdelhamid Khalifa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 10 minutes, Mohamed Merdassi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. club sportif sfaxien's Pierre Jemmali tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Riadh Mahouachi hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute Abdelhamid Khalifa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pierre Jemmali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Merdassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 28 minutes into the match, Godalming's Mohamed Merdassi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pierre Jemmali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Francileudo Bensedrine might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ali Karoui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Francileudo Bensedrine ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of club sportif sfaxien booed when Godalming was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aymen Haithem didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francileudo Bensedrine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute, Mohieddine Moatamri 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. Mongi Ben Arfa kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Godalming's Habib Merdassi got a free kick in the 45th minute. club sportif sfaxien's Hamza Bejaoui couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Godalming. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Abdelhamid Khalifa made the kick off in the second half. Francileudo Bensedrine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Godalming getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Zoubeir Rzouga hit a great ball. Mohieddine Moatamri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chedly Melki's late challenge caught a Godalming's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chedly Melki helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Chedly Melki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the match, club sportif sfaxien's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelhamid Khalifa came free, but Pierre Jemmali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Merdassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute, Hamza Bejaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 68 minutes into the match, club sportif sfaxien's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelhamid Khalifa came free, but Pierre Jemmali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 74 played minutes Godalming got a freekick which was hit by Kais Ghariani. Ali Karoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohieddine Moatamri in the 78th minute of play. Francileudo Bensedrine blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Karoui having to make a save. Aymen Haithem hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Mohieddine Moatamri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Ali Karoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohieddine Moatamri struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Ali Karoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for club sportif sfaxien. Ali Karoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohieddine Moatamri, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 96th minute, Francileudo Bensedrine left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The club sportif sfaxien fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The Godalming players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented club sportif sfaxien from taking control. The game ends in a draw.