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Finchley
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emir Haj Mnari kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Burtonwood's goal looked a bit too open when Emir Haj Mnari came free, but Hamed Mzali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aymen Sboui kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Aymen Sboui kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. A hard shot by Hedi Amira Ben Salah from long distance, 9 minutes into the match, got Hamed Mzali's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After having played for 10 minutes, Emir Haj Mnari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Finchley FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emir Haj Mnari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kaies Sellami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamed Zitouni having to interfere. A collision led to Finchley FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Zoubaier El Ouaer hit a great ball. After 22 played minutes Burtonwood got a freekick which was hit by Kaies Sellami. 27 minutes into the match, Finchley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kaies Sellami came free, but Hamed Zitouni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habib Souayati could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Hamed Mzali made a huge save. Kaies Sellami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamed Zitouni having to interfere. Habib Souayati could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Hamed Mzali made a huge save. Habib Souayati sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Burtonwood getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Bernard Boumnijel hit a great ball. Hamed Mzali didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Habib Souayati went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jaouhar Ghigani to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Haythem Mechergui during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 54 played minutes Finchley FC got a freekick which was hit by Haythem Mechergui. The supporters of Finchley FC booed when Burtonwood was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aymen Sboui didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Emir Haj Mnari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamed Mzali was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Burtonwood's goalkeeper Hamed Mzali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rdth minute of the game Emir Haj Mnari who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Burtonwood's Hamed Mzali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kaies Sellami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Habib Souayati came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Finchley FC 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 Habib Souayati couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Habib Souayati 's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hamed Mzali was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Burtonwood's David Braiek got a free kick in the 81st minute. Hamda Trabelsi hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the match, Finchley FC's Hedi Amira Ben Salah broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Kaies Sellami came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Burtonwood 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 Kaies Sellami couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes into the game, Finchley FC's Habib Souayati nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hamed Mzali made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. 98 minutes into the match, Burtonwood's goal looked a bit too open when Habib Souayati came free, but Hamed Mzali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Finchley FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Burtonwood for a fine match.