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Jarrow Park
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karim Sellimi kicked off to start the match. Karim Sellimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Haythem Belkhodja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hatem Haithem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bahi Saidi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Bradford's zone, Mohamed Haj Kacem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bahi Saidi came out of the goal and Mohamed Haj Kacem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hatem Haithem struck a weak shot in the 19th 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 Jarrow. Hatem Haithem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Bahi Saidi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hichem Dahmani kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Bradford defense, Mohamed Haj Kacem 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. Bahi Saidi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Haj Kacem in the 32nd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Bradford's goalkeeper Bahi Saidi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rachid Nafti. Mohamed Haj Kacem could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Bahi Saidi made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohamed Haj Kacem got free with Bahi Saidi in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Rachid Arfa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rachid Arfa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hatem Haithem made a kick off. Hatem Haithem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahi Saidi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Haj Kacem in the 59th minute of play forced Bradford's goalkeeper Bahi Saidi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karim Sellimi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Haythem Belkhodja read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Adel Essafi's late challenge caught a Jarrow's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adel Essafi helped the player get up and apologised. After 68 played minutes Bradford got a freekick which was hit by Adel Essafi. If Hatem Haithem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Haj Kacem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahi Saidi having to interfere. Bahi Saidi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Haj Kacem, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Haythem Belkhodja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rachid Arfa in the 80th minute. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Rachid Arfa got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Rachid Arfa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bradford's Bahi Saidi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hatem Haithem in the 88th minute of play. Hatem Haithem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahi Saidi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Bradford's Hichem Dahmani got a free kick in the 90th minute. Karim Sellimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jarrow's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.