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Chelmsford
Spectators: 6753 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 0) Zine Mnari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Stamford's Alaeddine Saada got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sabri Ben Younes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernard Tlili having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alaeddine Saada in the 19th minute of play forced Chelmsford City's goalkeeper Bernard Tlili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fadhel Ghodbane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when Zine Mnari in the 25th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Chelmsford City's Bernard Tlili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabri Ben Younes in the 27th minute of play. Issam Kasraoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fadhel Ghodbane in the 38th minute of play. Bernard Tlili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabri Ben Younes in the 44th minute of play. 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.

53 minutes into the match, Stamford's goal looked a bit too open when Zine Mnari came free, but Issam Kasraoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmed Boukadida recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Sabri Ben Younes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bernard Tlili. Chelmsford City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sabri Ben Younes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When Alaeddine Saada came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Stamford 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 Alaeddine Saada couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Sabri Ben Younes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stamford's supporters rose to their feet, but Sabri Ben Younes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernard Tlili breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 78 minutes, Sabri Ben Younes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stamford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sabri Ben Younes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernard Tlili didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Stamford's Alaeddine Saada shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. Alaeddine Saada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Bernard Tlili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Clayton hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Abdelkarim Baly shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After a rather tough play, Stamford's Hassan Ben Arfa got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Stamford walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.