League

Blyth
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) Blyth's Adel ibn Ali started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Emir Benachour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muhammad Mestiri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emir Benachour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Riadh Kasraoui hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Muhammad Mestiri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adel ibn Ali in the 12th minute of the match. Riadh Kasraoui's late challenge caught a Blyth's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Riadh Kasraoui helped the player get up and apologised. Riadh Kasraoui kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Adel ibn Ali took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Muhammad Mestiri to make any attempt to save it. 24 minutes into the match, Crayford AFC's Mohammed Ghodbane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Karray narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th minute Mohammed Ghodbane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Karray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bechir Makhlouf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Adel ibn Ali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blyth's supporters rose to their feet, but Adel ibn Ali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Muhammad Mestiri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Adel ibn Ali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Karray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammed Ghodbane in the 45th minute of play. Mehdi Ben Dhaouadi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ali Karray. Blyth's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 51st minute, Mohammed Ghodbane made a precise shot to the right of Ali Karray. Blyth's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mohammed Ghodbane was the one to do the kick off. After 65 played minutes Blyth got a freekick which was hit by Muhammad Baly. In the 67th minute, Adel ibn Ali ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Muhammad Mestiri was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Emir Benachour sped through Crayford AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Muhammad Mestiri. When Emir Haj Naybet fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crayford AFC's protests and gave Emir Haj Naybet a yellow card for diving instead. Emir Haj Naybet kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Hatem Ladgham managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blyth's supporters rose to their feet, but Hatem Ladgham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Muhammad Mestiri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bechir Makhlouf got free with Ali Karray in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Crayford AFC's Bechir Makhlouf got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Muhammad Baly's late challenge caught a Crayford AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Muhammad Baly helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd match minute, Blyth was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Muhammad Baly to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Blyth's Emir Benachour got a free kick in the 86th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Blyth fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 98th minute. Penalty! Ali Karray went to the wrong direction when Mehdi Ben Dhaouadi was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Crayford AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Blyth.