League

Stockport
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) Blaise Nafti started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Bristol Fishponds's zone, Mohamed Nefzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehdi Ben Marzouki came out of the goal and Mohamed Nefzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Muhammad Ghodbane came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Stockport 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 Muhammad Ghodbane couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute, Mohamed Nefzi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mehdi Ben Marzouki. The goal made the score 2-0. Blaise Nafti struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Mohamed Nafti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bristol Fishponds. After 18 minutes, Blaise Mnari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stockport and the Bristol Fishponds players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Stockport's Blaise Mnari got a free kick in the 18th minute. Mohamed Nafti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blaise Nafti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Muhammad Ghodbane who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Mehdi Ben Marzouki when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mohamed Nafti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khaled Trabelsi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Khaled Trabelsi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bristol Fishponds fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bristol Fishponds's goalkeeper Mehdi Ben Marzouki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mohamed Nefzi to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Bristol Fishponds's goal looked a bit too open when Hamda Boumnijel came free, but Mehdi Ben Marzouki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Nafti made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Khaled Trabelsi sent off a good shot on target. Khaled Trabelsi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Mohamed Nafti made a huge save. 59 minutes into the match, Bristol Fishponds's Blaise Nafti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mohamed Nafti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Khaled Trabelsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mohamed Nefzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Ben Marzouki having to interfere. When Khaled Trabelsi came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Bristol Fishponds 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 Khaled Trabelsi couldn't finish the play. Blaise Nafti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Nafti having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad Ghodbane in the 79th minute of play forced Bristol Fishponds's goalkeeper Mehdi Ben Marzouki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Blaise Nafti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bristol Fishponds's supporters rose to their feet, but Blaise Nafti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Nafti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Blaise Mnari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bristol Fishponds's Mehdi Ben Marzouki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Nefzi in the 96th minute of play.