League

Chester-le-Street
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Chester-le-Street's Bechir Falhi 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. Abdessalem Jaziri 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. The audience was convinced that Alaeddine Slimane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anis Bouzaiene was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Warwick's Taoufik Amri got a free kick in the 10th minute. Zine Bnouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bechir Falhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 16th match minute, Chester-le-Street was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Jemmali to maneuver through the defense. When Warwick's Alaeddine Slimane in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chester-le-Street's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Chester-le-Street getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Riadh Zouari hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Bechir Falhi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zine Bnouni was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Alaeddine Slimane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Anis Bouzaiene tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alaeddine Slimane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the match, Warwick's goal looked a bit too open when Riadh Zouari came free, but Zine Bnouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hosni Jemmali's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zine Bnouni firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Chester-le-Street's zone, Alaeddine Slimane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anis Bouzaiene came out of the goal and Alaeddine Slimane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 53 minutes Chester-le-Street's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Radhi Yahia who took care of the corner kick. Abdessalem Jaziri made a great header on Warwick's corner, it was just that Chester-le-Street's Anis Bouzaiene managed to reach the ball for a save. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chester-le-Street! Alaeddine Slimane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anis Bouzaiene having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Warwick's Issam Kadri got a free kick in the 61st minute. Bechir Falhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zine Bnouni having to interfere. Issam Hleli kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Hamed Gharbi hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Chester-le-Street's Tarak Brahem couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 74th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Warwick. The audience was convinced that Hosni Jemmali's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zine Bnouni was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Zine Bnouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bechir Falhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Hosni Jemmali struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Zine Bnouni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chester-le-Street. Anis Bouzaiene made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Alaeddine Slimane sent off a good shot on target. In the 87th match minute, Chester-le-Street was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Jemmali to maneuver through the defense. Chester-le-Street's Anis Bouzaiene proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Chester-le-Street from getting a goal against them. Anis Bouzaiene made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Alaeddine Slimane sent off a good shot on target. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.