League

Marske-by-the-Sea St
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mohieddine Saidi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute of the match Rachid Sellimi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Yahia skillfully saved the ball. Mohieddine Saidi 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. If Mohieddine Saidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehdi Ben Bouchrara's late challenge caught a Marske-by-the-Sea City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehdi Ben Bouchrara helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Marske-by-the-Sea City booed when Burnham on Crouch FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Ben Bouchrara didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Hedi Sanchou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lassaad Massaoud in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ali Yahia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Marske-by-the-Sea City defense, Hedi Sanchou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tarek Benachour. The Marske-by-the-Sea City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tarek Benachour should have stopped the shot. Tarek Benachour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kais Trabelsi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mohieddine Saidi came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Marske-by-the-Sea City 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 Mohieddine Saidi couldn't finish the play. Tarek Benachour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hedi Sanchou, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kais Trabelsi was the one to do the kick off. Kais Trabelsi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Tarek Benachour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohieddine Saidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Ali Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Burnham on Crouch FC's Ali Yahia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maher Ouertani in the 74th minute of play. Hedi Sanchou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Tarek Benachour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tarek Benachour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kais Trabelsi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Marske-by-the-Sea City getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Maher Meoki hit a great ball. If Hedi Sanchou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Kais Trabelsi had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of Marske-by-the-Sea City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Burnham on Crouch FC:s goal. Ferid Ammar shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 91st minute, Hedi Sanchou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tarek Benachour was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 96th minute, Lassaad Massaoud left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marske-by-the-Sea City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The Burnham on Crouch FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Marske-by-the-Sea City from taking control. The game ends in a draw.