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Central London Park
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hamed Cherif made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes, Mounir Mestiri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lancaster and the Central London players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mounir Mestiri kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Salah Ali Bourguiba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zine Missaoui was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Adel Achab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sami Boumnijel, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. A collision led to Central London getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Bechir Saidi hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, one of Central London:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Central London. Zine Missaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamed Cherif in the 19th minute of play. Chaouki David hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Salah Ali Bourguiba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zine Missaoui having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, Chaker Ameur was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Central London's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lancaster the free kick. In the 24th minute, Chaker Ameur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hamed Cherif struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Zine Missaoui didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lancaster. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamed Cherif in the 31st minute of play forced Central London's goalkeeper Zine Missaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Salah Ali Bourguiba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zine Missaoui having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Habib Aleya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Central London's supporters rose to their feet, but Habib Aleya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adel Achab breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Habib Aleya might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adel Achab. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Habib Aleya ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sami Boumnijel in the 38th minute of play forced Lancaster's goalkeeper Adel Achab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zine Missaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salah Ali Bourguiba in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Salah Ali Bourguiba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zine Missaoui was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Sami Boumnijel made the kick off in the second half. Mehdi Sboui kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Habib Aleya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adel Achab having to interfere. Adel Achab showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sami Boumnijel in the 61st minute of the match. Salah Ali Bourguiba might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zine Missaoui . Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Salah Ali Bourguiba ran back to his position shaking his head. Habib Aleya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Adel Achab tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lancaster's goalkeeper Adel Achab, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Central London's goalkeeper Zine Missaoui had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salah Ali Bourguiba. After a defensive mix-up in Central London's zone, Hamed Cherif stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zine Missaoui came out of the goal and Hamed Cherif tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Hamed Cherif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Salah Ali Bourguiba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zine Missaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamed Cherif, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sami Boumnijel scored 1-2 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adel Achab, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Central London supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lancaster's performance. The match ended with a win for Lancaster.