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Shrewsbury Stadium
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Anis Laabidi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With an all-out effort, Shrewsbury City's Fethi Ben Nacef threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anis Laabidi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Belgacem Falhi scored 0-1 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ben Saidi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Noureddine Sassi during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Hindley getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Noureddine Sassi hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anis Laabidi in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fethi Ben Nacef prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anis Laabidi in the 12th minute of play forced Hindley's goalkeeper Fethi Ben Nacef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hindley getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Noureddine Sassi hit a great ball. Fethi Ben Nacef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anis Laabidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belgacem Falhi in the 19th minute of play forced Shrewsbury City's goalkeeper Ben Saidi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Ben Khcharem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hindley's supporters rose to their feet, but Ben Khcharem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ben Saidi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Anis Laabidi took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Fethi Ben Nacef to make any attempt to save it. Anis Laabidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Belgacem Falhi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ben Saidi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Ziad Guelbi charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ziad Guelbi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, Shrewsbury City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ziad Guelbi to maneuver through the defense. Ben Saidi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Belgacem Falhi's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Belgacem Falhi might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ben Saidi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Belgacem Falhi ran back to his position shaking his head. Belgacem Falhi struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Ben Saidi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hindley. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Belgacem Falhi to strike the kick off in the second half. Ben Saidi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Belgacem Falhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 55th minute of the match Hindley got a corner. Shrewsbury City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mohamed Azzaro ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Mohamed Azzaro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ben Saidi quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ben Saidi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Belgacem Falhi's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Shrewsbury City's zone, Ben Khcharem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ben Saidi came out of the goal and Ben Khcharem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shrewsbury City's goalkeeper Ben Saidi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Shrewsbury City's Slim Jemmali got a free kick in the 64th minute. Ben Saidi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ben Khcharem in the 66th minute. Belgacem Falhi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmad Nefzi hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Ben Saidi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belgacem Falhi in the 69th minute of the match. Noureddine Sassi kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, Anis Laabidi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fethi Ben Nacef. Hindley's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anis Laabidi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. 81 minutes into the match, Hindley's goal looked a bit too open when Anis Laabidi came free, but Fethi Ben Nacef reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anis Laabidi in the 83rd minute of play forced Hindley's goalkeeper Fethi Ben Nacef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anis Laabidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 91 played minutes Shrewsbury City got a freekick which was hit by Habib Mechemeche. In the 95th play minute Ben Khcharem came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ben Saidi. 3-3. 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.