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Burnham on Sea Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adel Slimane started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Beaconsfield booed when Burnham on Sea FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ziad Gharbi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Adel Slimane sped through Burnham on Sea FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Riadh Limam. Iteb El Bez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Mokhtar Namouchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mokhtar Namouchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir al-Husain in the 9th minute of the match. Mokhtar Namouchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samir al-Husain, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Beaconsfield's goalkeeper Mokhtar Namouchi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iteb El Bez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maher Essediri in the 17th minute of play forced Burnham on Sea FC's goalkeeper Riadh Limam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Salah Belhaj Jelassi 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 a rather tough play, Beaconsfield's Salah Belhaj Miaâdi got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Maher Essediri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iteb El Bez got free with Mokhtar Namouchi in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 26thth minute of the game Muhammad BenAmor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Burnham on Sea FC's Riadh Limam was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Beaconsfield's Mourad Ghigani got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After recieving a nice pass, Burnham on Sea FC's Hatem Thabet tried to score from far away in the 33rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Muhammad BenAmor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Muhammad BenAmor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adel Slimane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Riadh Limam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. After having played for 46 minutes, Iteb El Bez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Burnham on Sea FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Iteb El Bez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half Beaconsfield were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Samir al-Husain was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Burnham on Sea FC's Riadh Limam got control of the ball when Muhammad BenAmor tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 54 minutes, Salah Belhaj Miaâdi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Beaconsfield and the Burnham on Sea FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Salah Belhaj Miaâdi kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the game, Burnham on Sea FC's Samir al-Husain nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mokhtar Namouchi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 66th minute Adel Slimane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Riadh Limam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Muhammad BenAmor could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which Riadh Limam however easily saved by the left post. Adel Slimane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Riadh Limam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mokhtar Namouchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samir al-Husain, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Mokhtar Namouchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iteb El Bez in the 75th minute of the match. Muhammad BenAmor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Riadh Limam made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adel Slimane in the 85th minute of play forced Burnham on Sea FC's goalkeeper Riadh Limam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Burnham on Sea FC's goalkeeper Riadh Limam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Salah Belhaj Jelassi fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Burnham on Sea FC's protests and gave Salah Belhaj Jelassi a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Muhammad BenAmor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Beaconsfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Muhammad BenAmor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Riadh Limam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Beaconsfield supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Beaconsfield would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.