League

Smisby Stadium
Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) Helmi Sioud made the kick off and thus started the match. Blaise Trabelsi was a little too slow when Helmi Sioud got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. The supporters of Smisby booed when Eastbourne was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ibrahim Dermech didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rashid Farhat struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Lofti Nouira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eastbourne. A collision led to Smisby getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ziad Sfar hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Tarak Sfar notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Eastbourne's Blaise Trabelsi. Blaise Trabelsi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lofti Nouira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mourad Kalaï, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Eastbourne's Blaise Trabelsi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Eastbourne from getting a goal against them. In the 30th minute of the match Smisby got a corner. Eastbourne's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laaroussi Essebsi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Smisby's Laaroussi Essebsi to fire away a dangerous shot which Blaise Trabelsi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Mourad Kalaï made a precise shot to the right of Lofti Nouira. Smisby's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Helmi Sioud struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Blaise Trabelsi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Smisby. Tarak Sfar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Blaise Trabelsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd play minute Tarak Sfar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Blaise Trabelsi. 3-2. Lofti Nouira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rashid Farhat in the 48th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mourad Kalaï to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Helmi Sioud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blaise Trabelsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Helmi Sioud in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Blaise Trabelsi saved Eastbourne from getting behind. Smisby's Lofti Nouira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Smisby from getting a goal against them. Blaise Trabelsi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarak Sfar in the 66th minute of play. Rashid Farhat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mourad Kalaï sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blaise Trabelsi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarak Sfar in the 80th minute of the match. After 87 minutes of play, Eastbourne's Rashid Farhat made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lofti Nouira was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Smisby getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Khaled Zouari hit a great ball. The Eastbourne players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Smisby from taking control. The game ends in a draw.