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Match Report
High Wycombe Stadium
Spectators: 6759 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adel Ouhir got the match started through his kick off. When Rachid Arfa came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Bradford 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 Rachid Arfa couldn't finish the play. Karim Sellimi 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. Rachid Arfa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaled Abdi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adel Ouhir in the 17th minute of play forced Bradford's goalkeeper Bahi Saidi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bradford's Karim Sellimi in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye High Wycombe AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Rachid Arfa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, High Wycombe AFC's Shuaibu Saïdi got a free kick in the 26th minute. Karim Sellimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 32 played minutes Bradford got a freekick which was hit by Hassan Azzaro. After recieving a nice pass, High Wycombe AFC's Habib BenAmor tried to score from far away in the 33rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Bradford defense, Bechir Ben Amor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bahi Saidi. The Bradford fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bahi Saidi should have stopped the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
The wind increased when Karim Sellimi made the kick off in the second half. Adel Ouhir struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Bahi Saidi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for High Wycombe AFC. Bahi Saidi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adel Ouhir in the 53rd minute of the match. When Karim Sellimi came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Bradford 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 Karim Sellimi couldn't finish the play. Bechir Ben Amor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adel Ouhir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khaled Abdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Sellimi in the 71st minute of play. If Bechir Ben Amor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Boumnijel's late challenge caught a Bradford's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Karim Boumnijel helped the player get up and apologised. Bahi Saidi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adel Ouhir, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 89 minutes into the match, High Wycombe AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Sellimi came free, but Khaled Abdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. High Wycombe AFC had won after a very even match.
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