League

Todmorden
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Chaouki Ben Bejaoui started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Dali Sassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 4th minute Chaouki Ben Bejaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jemeleddine Karoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dali Sassi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jemeleddine Karoui having to interfere. Majed Kefacha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wissem Kasraoui having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dali Sassi got free with Jemeleddine Karoui in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wissem Kasraoui didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Majed Kefacha went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Kameleddine Haggui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kameleddine Haggui in the 42nd minute of play forced Todmorden FC's goalkeeper Wissem Kasraoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chaouki Ben Bejaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jemeleddine Karoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chaouki Ben Bejaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Majed Kefacha to make the kick off. Chaouki Ben Bejaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jemeleddine Karoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kameleddine Haggui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wissem Kasraoui having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kameleddine Haggui got free with Wissem Kasraoui in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dali Sassi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 69 minutes, Ben Haggui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Newark and the Todmorden FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Newark's Ben Haggui got a free kick in the 69th minute. Jemeleddine Karoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dali Sassi in the 70th minute of play. Chaouki Ben Bejaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jemeleddine Karoui having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Dali Sassi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jemeleddine Karoui. Newark's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dali Sassi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Dali Sassi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Jemeleddine Karoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jemeleddine Karoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dali Sassi, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 93rd match minute, Newark was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Majed Kefacha to maneuver through the defense. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.