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Codicote Park
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Sadok Bouazizi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Tarek BenAmor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmed Boumnijel during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ahmed Boumnijel kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. When Mohamed Soliman came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Codicote 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 Mohamed Soliman couldn't finish the play. After 21 played minutes Denholme got a freekick which was hit by Zoubair Dali. Mohamed Soliman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind Codicote's goalkeeper Tarek BenAmor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emir Haj Zouiten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Helmi Ladgham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Fethi Sélim Haj Ali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sadok Bouazizi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tarek BenAmor having to interfere. If Fethi Sélim Haj Ali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ahmed Boumnijel was shown his second yellow card after 47 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 47th match minute, Denholme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Boumnijel to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fethi Sélim Haj Ali to make the kick off. Mohamed Soliman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Helmi Ladgham having to make a save. Fethi Sélim Haj Ali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Tarek BenAmor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fethi Sélim Haj Ali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tarek BenAmor having to interfere. Denholme's Helmi Ladgham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Soliman in the 68th minute of play. Abdelhamid El Bez struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Helmi Ladgham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Codicote. When Karim Gammoudi fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denholme's protests and gave Karim Gammoudi a yellow card for diving instead. After a long run with the ball, Iteb Jawachi did a trick in the 73rd minute in front of Denholme's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-0. An impressive performance by Codicote's Iteb Jawachi! Sadok Bouazizi's late challenge caught a Codicote's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sadok Bouazizi helped the player get up and apologised. When Emir Haj Zouiten came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Codicote 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 Emir Haj Zouiten couldn't finish the play. Zoubair Dali's late challenge caught a Codicote's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zoubair Dali helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Denholme getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Zoubair Dali hit a great ball. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Denholme's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Iteb Jawachi was slow to take the kick. During this time Codicote's players had a chance to rest. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Codicote fans cheered their team off the field, for while Denholme had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.