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Lancing
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Said Ben Diwa kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Said Ben Diwa in the 4th minute of play forced Erith AFC's goalkeeper Abdelkarim Mokthar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erith AFC's Chaker Karoui got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chaker Karoui kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Chaker Karoui hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Fakhreddine Boularès made a precise shot to the right of David Thabet . Lancing FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 18th match minute, Lancing FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nejib Ben Ammar to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fakhreddine Boularès in the 19th minute of play forced Lancing FC's goalkeeper David Thabet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Nejib Ben Ammar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Chaker Karoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Erith AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Chaker Karoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Thabet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 22 played minutes Lancing FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Khemili. Muhammad Ben Saada was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of Lancing FC booed when Erith AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chaker Karoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. David Thabet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaker Karoui in the 28th minute of the match. Said Ben Diwa was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 32nd minute. Lancing FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Lancing FC's Mohamed Ali Jomaa got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th match minute, Lancing FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aymen Tlili to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Erith AFC booed when Lancing FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nejib Ben Ammar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute, Chaker Karoui 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. 48 minutes into the game, Erith AFC's Fakhreddine Boularès nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Thabet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2.

Lancing FC's David Thabet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaker Karoui in the 54th minute of play. If Said Ben Diwa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lancing FC's Mohamed Ali Jomaa got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mohamed Ali Jomaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Abdelkarim Mokthar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fakhreddine Boularès spun around in front of the goal 77 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Lancing FC's goal. Fakhreddine Boularès sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Said Ben Diwa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Abdelkarim Mokthar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Mohamed Ali Jomaa made a precise shot to the right of Abdelkarim Mokthar. Erith AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. An unexpected shot in the 99th minute by Chaker Karoui got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The Erith AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Lancing FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.