League

Lymington
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Lymington's Kaies Ragued 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. Hedi Moatamri kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Lymington's Ali Belkahia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salah Karray in the 8th minute of play. In the 8th match minute, Lymington was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mongi Lamouchi to maneuver through the defense. Mongi Lamouchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Nizar Bachraoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kaies Ragued received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Nizar Bachraoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Lymington booed when Batley United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismail Ali Bourguiba didn't get a good kick on the ball. Batley United's Nizar Bachraoui proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Batley United from getting a goal against them. Kaies Ragued received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Nizar Bachraoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Batley United's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Decastel came free, but Nizar Bachraoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match, Kaies Ragued tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nizar Bachraoui saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ali Belkahia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salah Karray's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Habib Gharbi made the kick off in the second half. Ali Belkahia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salah Karray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Habib Gharbi kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. When Lymington's Kaies Ragued in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Batley United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 58th minute, Kaies Ragued 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. In the 60th minute Habib Gharbi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Belkahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salah Karray got free with Ali Belkahia in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute of the match Ahmed Gharbi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nizar Bachraoui showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 74 minutes of play, Lymington's Kaies Ragued made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nizar Bachraoui was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kaies Ragued's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nizar Bachraoui read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. If Habib Gharbi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kaies Ragued fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nizar Bachraoui having to interfere. Habib Gharbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Belkahia having to interfere.