League

Clacton Stadium
Spectators: 6762 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 0) Broughton Astley AFC's Oussama Boumnijel 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. Ahmed Mokadem 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. Broughton Astley AFC's Riadh Chedli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Marzouki in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Oussama Boumnijel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Driss Benachour was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 13th minute Ali Marzouki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Riadh Chedli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelwahab Nafti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riadh Chedli having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oussama Boumnijel in the 20th minute of play forced Clacton's goalkeeper Driss Benachour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute, Abdelwahab Nafti 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adel El Naili during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Oussama Boumnijel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Driss Benachour having to interfere. After having played for 37 minutes, Oussama Boumnijel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Broughton Astley AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oussama Boumnijel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Oussama Boumnijel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Driss Benachour. Clacton's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oussama Boumnijel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Clacton's Mohamed Ali Jawachi shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 44th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Riadh Chedli but with some difficulty. Abdelwahab Nafti struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Riadh Chedli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clacton. After the first half Broughton Astley AFC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ali Marzouki to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Mondher Farhat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Abdelwahab Nafti came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Clacton 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 Abdelwahab Nafti couldn't finish the play. When Abdelwahab Nafti came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Clacton 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 Abdelwahab Nafti couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Ali Marzouki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Riadh Chedli was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oussama Boumnijel in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Driss Benachour prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ali Marzouki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riadh Chedli having to interfere. Ahmed Mokadem struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Driss Benachour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Broughton Astley AFC. The supporters of Clacton booed when Broughton Astley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zoubair M'Hedhbi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Broughton Astley AFC's Oussama Boumnijel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Driss Benachour. That made the score 0-3 after 85 minutes of play. 90 minutes into the game, Ali Marzouki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Clacton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Broughton Astley AFC the free kick. A collision led to Clacton getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ali Marzouki hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Broughton Astley AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.