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Hucknall
Spectators: 6756 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Walid Ben Doulet kicked off to start the match. Khaled Sellimi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Sallemi in the 4th minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Fakenham City's goal looked a bit too open when Walid Ben Doulet came free, but Khaled Sellimi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Houcine M'henni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelaziz Gtari in the 10th minute of play. Karim Sallemi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Khaled Sellimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Sallemi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khaled Sellimi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Walid Ben Doulet went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Houcine M'henni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oussama Saidi in the 27th minute of play. Abdelaziz Gtari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 38 minutes into the game, Walid Ben Doulet recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Khaled Sellimi. Walid Ben Doulet showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Abderrahman Dahmani charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abderrahman Dahmani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Abderrahman Dahmani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Abdelaziz Gtari made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Hucknall getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Abderrahman Dahmani hit a great ball. Karim Sallemi struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Khaled Sellimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hucknall. The referee felt a red card was in order, 73 minutes into the game, when Fatah El Ouaer put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Fakenham City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Hucknall:s goal. Oussama Saidi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 99th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fakenham City's goalkeeper Khaled Sellimi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hucknall were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Fakenham City for a fine match.