League

Penzance
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) Newquay's Kaies Masmoudi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mongi Thabet in the 3rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Newquay's Habib Rostom got a free kick in the 6th minute. If Mohamed Ali Jemmali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 14 minutes into the match, Mohamed Ali Jemmali had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zoubair El Abidine Ben Ali. Penzance City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Ali Jemmali was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mehdi Ben Saidi struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Kaies Masmoudi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Penzance City. Penzance City's Zoubair El Abidine Ben Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Ali Jemmali in the 21st minute of play. Mongi Thabet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 37th minute Mongi Thabet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaies Masmoudi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehdi Ben Saidi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Kaies Masmoudi made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mohamed Ali Jemmali in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zoubair El Abidine Ben Ali saved Penzance City from getting behind. Mohamed Ali Jemmali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Zoubair El Abidine Ben Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Lotfi Jelassi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mohamed Ali Jemmali was the one to do the kick off. Mongi Thabet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zoubair El Abidine Ben Ali was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mohamed Ali Jemmali showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 58 minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Mongi Thabet notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Newquay's Kaies Masmoudi. Kaies Masmoudi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Newquay's Oussama Achour got a free kick in the 77th minute. Mongi Thabet might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kaies Masmoudi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mongi Thabet ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Newquay's Ghazi Badra got a free kick in the 88th minute. Fatah Jaziri hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Newquay's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.