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Slough
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) Maher Farhat kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Hamza Haggui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ahmed Ben Saada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Slough's Abderrahim Cherif ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Chokri Bourguiba. Chokri Bourguiba yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Karim Benachour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Abderrahim Cherif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abderrahim Cherif in the 27th minute of play forced Retford FC's goalkeeper Chokri Bourguiba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Said Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the game, Retford FC's Mohamed Kaâbi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ahmed Ben Saada made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Retford FC's Chokri Bourguiba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Benachour in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abderrahim Cherif made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Slough's zone, Hamza Haggui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmed Ben Saada came out of the goal and Hamza Haggui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 56th match minute, Slough was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hatem Meriah to maneuver through the defense. When Hatem Meriah came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Slough 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 Hatem Meriah couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Retford FC booed when Slough was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Boumnijel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chokri Bourguiba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Benachour, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. If Mohamed Kaâbi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abderrahim Cherif received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Chokri Bourguiba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmed Ben Saada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Gasmi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Najeh Bnouni hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the match, Slough's goalkeeper Ahmed Ben Saada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamed Kaâbi. Hamza Haggui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Ben Saada having to interfere. Hamza Haggui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 95 minutes of play, Slough's Abderrahim Cherif made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chokri Bourguiba was left in no man's land by his defense there!