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Emsworth Stadium
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hamza Sellimi got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Reigate's goalkeeper Sofiene Hadda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Youssef Ben Baly. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Reigate's goalkeeper Sofiene Hadda , but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute Jalel Morjane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mongi Djait saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamza Sellimi in the 9th minute of play forced Reigate's goalkeeper Sofiene Hadda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Emir Essafi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hamza Sellimi in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sofiene Hadda prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Emsworth's Ben Baly got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes Emsworth got a freekick which was hit by David Ben Saada. In the 17th minute, Abdallah Ziadi made a precise shot to the right of Mongi Djait. Emsworth's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Hamza Sellimi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emsworth's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamza Sellimi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sofiene Hadda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 25th minute of the match Khaled Mrabet shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sofiene Hadda showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Abdallah Ziadi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Emsworth's Mongi Djait was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Emsworth getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Moez Cherif hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Reigate's Wissem Ben El Naili tried to score from far away in the 38th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Youssef Ben Baly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khaled Mrabet charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Khaled Mrabet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mongi Djait had in the 47thth minute some difficulties stopping Wissem Ben El Naili's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 48 minutes Emsworth's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wissem Ben El Naili who took care of the corner kick. A very nice done corner allowed Jalel Morjane to score against Mongi Djait in Emsworth's goal. 0-2 after 48 minutes. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jalel Morjane to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Jalel Morjane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute, Youssef Ben Baly left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emsworth fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 60th minute Hamza Sellimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofiene Hadda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jalel Morjane in the 66th minute of play forced Emsworth's goalkeeper Mongi Djait to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute, Hamza Sellimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Moncef Slim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute, Mokhtar Nouira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdallah Ziadi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Mongi Djait made a huge save. In the 83rd minute, one of Emsworth:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Emsworth. Emsworth:s Mongi Djait showed great skill when he stopped Wissem Ben El Naili:s penalty. Sofiene Hadda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moez Cherif in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, Reigate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akram Ali Riza to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, Jalel Morjane dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mongi Djait, 1-3. The Reigate supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Reigate would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.