League

Penistone
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Sedgley AFC's Mohamed Ali Merdassi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Penistone booed when Sedgley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Ali Merdassi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hamed Ben Dhia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mohamed Majeri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Ali Merdassi in the 9th minute of play forced Penistone's goalkeeper Aziz Boumnijel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Penistone's Aziz Boumnijel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabri Sboui in the 15th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Sedgley AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamed Ben Dhia came free, but Mohamed Majeri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Driss Chipo charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Driss Chipo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th minute, Driss Chipo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aziz Boumnijel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabri Sboui, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Mohamed Ali Merdassi succeeded in the game's 38th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Aziz Boumnijel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Ali Merdassi's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Mohamed Ali Merdassi struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Aziz Boumnijel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sedgley AFC. 46 minutes into the match, Sedgley AFC's Mohamed Ali Merdassi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aziz Boumnijel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hamed Ben Dhia to strike the kick off in the second half. Sedgley AFC's Mohamed Ali Merdassi got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Hamed Ben Dhia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Penistone fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Mohamed Majeri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamed Ben Dhia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamed Ben Dhia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Majeri having to interfere. After 76 minutes of play, Penistone's Khaled Essediri made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mohamed Majeri was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Aziz Boumnijel managed to avoid a goal in the 81stth minute, when Sedgley AFC's Mohamed Ali Merdassi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Laamari Brahem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Driss Chipo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mohamed Majeri having to make a save. In the 96th minute, Sabri Sboui reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aziz Boumnijel. The goal made the score 2-2.