League

Warwick
Spectators: 6734 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Adel Sfar 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. The supporters of Warwick booed when Castleford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mokhtar Ouhir didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute of the match Aymen Khalifa shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdelhamid Salem showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Abdelhamid Salem made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adel Sfar in the 10th minute. Hichem Ali Bourguiba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Abdelhamid Salem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the game, one of Warwick:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Zoubaier Khayachi shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Bahi Salah's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Slim Ben Zouari read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Adel Sfar notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Castleford's Abdelhamid Salem. Abdelhamid Salem was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th match minute, Warwick was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Med Morjane to maneuver through the defense. Mohsen Ghodhbane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Slim Ben Zouari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hichem Ali Bourguiba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Abdelhamid Salem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Slim Ben Zouari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohsen Ghodhbane in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Bahi Salah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Slim Ben Zouari. Warwick's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bahi Salah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 42nd minute, Zoubaier Khayachi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bahi Salah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hichem Ali Bourguiba received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abdelhamid Salem came out and tried to block the shot, but Hichem Ali Bourguiba slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 48th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hichem Ali Bourguiba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Castleford's Mohsen Ghodhbane dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. After a rather tough play, Castleford's Mokhtar Ouhir got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 64 played minutes, Warwick's Aymen Khalifa shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abdelhamid Salem came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Warwick reached it. 66 minutes into the game, Warwick's Adel Sfar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdelhamid Salem made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Mohamed Naouali hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Bahi Salah 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. Abdelhamid Salem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hichem Ali Bourguiba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohsen Ghodhbane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slim Ben Zouari having to interfere. In the 77th match minute, Castleford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Zaalani to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Castleford getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Bahi Salah hit a great ball. Slim Ben Zouari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohsen Ghodhbane in the 84th minute of the match. Abdelhamid Salem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hichem Ali Bourguiba in the 87th minute of play. Hichem Ali Bourguiba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Zoubaier Khayachi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adel Sfar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Abdelhamid Salem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Warwick's Aymen Khalifa got a free kick in the 94th minute. 99 minutes into the match, Castleford's goal looked a bit too open when Adel Sfar came free, but Abdelhamid Salem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Warwick fans cheered their team off the field, for while Castleford had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.