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Barnetby Le Wold
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Barnetby Le Wold's Mohamed Salah Ben Agrebi 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. Hichem Salah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Meriah having to interfere. A collision led to Barnetby Le Wold getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Oussama Mourali hit a great ball. Mohamed Baya, 9 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Karim Meriah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hichem Salah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hichem Salah in the 15th minute of play forced Barnetby Le Wold's goalkeeper Karim Meriah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Barnetby Le Wold's zone, Chems Dahmani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Meriah came out of the goal and Chems Dahmani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute, Hichem Salah 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. York's Muhammad Jebali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Salah Ben Agrebi in the 27th minute of play. Chems Dahmani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Karim Meriah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hichem Salah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Anis Loussayef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muhammad Jebali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Salah Ben Agrebi in the 35th minute of play. Mohamed Salah Ben Agrebi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kaies Jemâa hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Anis Loussayef might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Muhammad Jebali. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anis Loussayef ran back to his position shaking his head. If Kaies Jemâa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of York booed when Barnetby Le Wold was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oussama Mourali didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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.

If Mohamed Salah Ben Agrebi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Muhammad Jebali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Salah Ben Agrebi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Mohamed Salah Ben Agrebi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barnetby Le Wold's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed Salah Ben Agrebi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Muhammad Jebali breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th match minute, York was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Habib Sfar to maneuver through the defense. Barnetby Le Wold's Oussama Mourali was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Muhammad Jebali in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Anis Loussayef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Muhammad Jebali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.