League

Netherton
Spectators: 6743 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hassen Essafi started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Hassen Essafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamdi Tonniche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th match minute, Bracknell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salah Belhaj Khayachi to maneuver through the defense. Hamdi Tonniche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bernard Karoui in the 9th minute. When Hassen Essafi came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Netherton AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hassen Essafi couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Wissem Habib Benfrej kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hamdi Tonniche. That made the score 1-0 in the 24 minute of play. Kamel Yahyaoui struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Hamdi Tonniche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Netherton AFC. 36 minutes into the match, Marouane Zahaf notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Netherton AFC's Fraj Trabelsi. Fraj Trabelsi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 40 minutes of play, Bracknell's Marouane Zahaf made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fraj Trabelsi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 45 minutes into the game, Fathi Saïdi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bracknell's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Netherton AFC the free kick. Fathi Saïdi kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bracknell's goalkeeper Hamdi Tonniche, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Netherton AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bracknell were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marouane Zahaf made a kick off. Hamed Saidi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Fraj Trabelsi made a huge save. Hamdi Tonniche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernard Karoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Bernard 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. After 60 played minutes Bracknell's Hamed Saidi stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Fraj Trabelsi stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Netherton AFC of the goal. In the 61st minute Marouane Zahaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fraj Trabelsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fraj Trabelsi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 62nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Hassen Essafi scored 2-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hamdi Tonniche, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Hamdi Tonniche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hassen Essafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 played minutes Netherton AFC got a freekick which was hit by Wissem Habib Benfrej. Bracknell's Hamdi Tonniche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hassen Essafi in the 83rd minute of play. If Marouane Zahaf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 88 minutes, Hassen Essafi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Netherton AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hassen Essafi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Hamed Saidi came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Bracknell fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hamed Saidi couldn't finish the play.