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Morpeth Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karim Missaoui started the match with the kick off. Imed Moatamri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Férid Ben Boumnijel's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Morpeth's Imed Moatamri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zoubeir Dhaouadi in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to Morpeth getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Salah Kalaï hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Férid Ben Boumnijel in the 16th minute of play forced Morpeth's goalkeeper Imed Moatamri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Potters Bar's goalkeeper Ziad Chipo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmed Ghannouchi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoubeir Dhaouadi in the 25th minute of play forced Morpeth's goalkeeper Imed Moatamri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ziad Chipo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Missaoui , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Morpeth's attack was well implemented in the 31st minute, but when Karim Missaoui was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Imed Moatamri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Férid Ben Boumnijel, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Ahmed Ghannouchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziad Chipo having to interfere. Ziad Chipo came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Morpeth's Ahmed Ghannouchi. But to his dismay, Ahmed Ghannouchi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zoubeir Dhaouadi was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Zoubeir Dhaouadi 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. Imed Moatamri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Férid Ben Boumnijel in the 60th minute. After having played for 63 minutes, Karim Missaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Morpeth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karim Missaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Riadh Ghariani's late challenge caught a Potters Bar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Riadh Ghariani helped the player get up and apologised. When the match had been going on for 71 minutes, Potters Bar's Ahmed Baya got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Imed Moatamri. After 74 played minutes Morpeth got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Ghigani. When Hatem Bourchada fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Potters Bar's protests and gave Hatem Bourchada a yellow card for diving instead. Hatem Bourchada hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute of the match Mustafa Ghigani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ziad Chipo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Majdi Trabelsi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Potters Bar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Morpeth the free kick. After 81 played minutes Potters Bar got a freekick which was hit by Majdi Trabelsi. When Chedi Ghodhbane fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Potters Bar's protests and gave Chedi Ghodhbane a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Morpeth booed when Potters Bar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chedi Ghodhbane didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ahmed Ghannouchi came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Morpeth 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 Ahmed Ghannouchi couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Potters Bar's zone, Karim Missaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ziad Chipo came out of the goal and Karim Missaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Potters Bar's Chedi Ghodhbane got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Chedi Ghodhbane off the ground. Chedi Ghodhbane kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. If Karim Missaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 93 played minutes Potters Bar got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Baya. In the 95th minute of the match Salah Kalaï shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ziad Chipo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Férid Ben Boumnijel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 100 played minutes, Morpeth's Salah Kalaï shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ziad Chipo 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 Morpeth reached it. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.