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Halstead Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oussama Ghannem got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Karim Amri made a precise shot to the right of David Nouira. Halstead's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Hédi El Hadj Kacem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Mohamed Mkademi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sefton United's Mohamed Mkademi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jamel Kefacha in the 17th minute of play. Jamel Kefacha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Mohamed Mkademi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st match minute, Halstead was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haythem Ben Arfa to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Halstead's Wissem Karoui got a free kick in the 23rd minute. If Oussama Ghannem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oussama Ghannem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. David Nouira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Halstead getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Wissem Karoui hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hédi El Hadj Kacem got free with Mohamed Mkademi in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sefton United's Karim Amri got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Oussama Ghannem 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 referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wissem Karoui during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes Halstead got a freekick which was hit by Wissem Karoui. If Hédi El Hadj Kacem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jamel Kefacha was the one to do the kick off. 60 minutes into the match, Halstead's goal looked a bit too open when Oussama Ghannem came free, but David Nouira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karim Amri who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of David Nouira when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Hédi El Hadj Kacem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mohamed Mkademi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Mohamed Mkademi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jamel Kefacha in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jamel Kefacha in the 71st minute of play forced Sefton United's goalkeeper Mohamed Mkademi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jamel Kefacha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Mohamed Mkademi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Halstead's David Nouira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oussama Ghannem in the 83rd minute of play. Sefton United's Mohamed Mkademi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jamel Kefacha in the 84th minute of play. Hédi El Hadj Kacem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Mkademi having to interfere. Mongi Nefzi's late challenge caught a Halstead's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mongi Nefzi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th minute, Mongi Nefzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 90th match minute, Sefton United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Néji Bourguiba to maneuver through the defense. Mohamed Mkademi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hédi El Hadj Kacem's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. The Sefton United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sefton United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.