League

Dawlish
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) Chuffing Hell United's Haythem Rzouga started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hamed Zahaf during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Riadh Sayah made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Tarak El Abidine Ben Ali sent off a good shot on target. Tarak El Abidine Ben Ali could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Riadh Sayah made a huge save. Dawlish AFC's Kamel Badra got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aymen Chouchane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Mnari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dawlish AFC's Aymen Chouchane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haythem Rzouga in the 21st minute of play. After 25 minutes of play Chuffing Hell United's Hamed Zahaf was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 26th minute, Hamed Zahaf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mourad Mnari struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Aymen Chouchane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chuffing Hell United. After 31 minutes of play, Chuffing Hell United's Mourad Mnari made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aymen Chouchane was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aymen Chouchane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Mnari in the 40th minute of the match. If Mourad Mnari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes in the game, Tarak El Abidine Ben Ali fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Riadh Sayah having to interfere. Mourad Mnari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aymen Chouchane having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kamel Badra to make the kick off. In the 55th match minute, Chuffing Hell United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sadok Chikhaoui to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Chuffing Hell United's zone, Kamel Badra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Riadh Sayah came out of the goal and Kamel Badra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 61st minute Kamel Badra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Riadh Sayah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kamel Badra took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Riadh Sayah. Riadh Sayah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Tarak El Abidine Ben Ali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jamel Mechergui kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Chuffing Hell United's Adel Sassi got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After having played for 74 minutes, Kamel Badra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dawlish AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kamel Badra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dawlish AFC's Aymen Chouchane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Dawlish AFC from getting a goal against them. After 78 minutes, Karim Hedi Jedidi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dawlish AFC and the Chuffing Hell United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dawlish AFC's Karim Hedi Jedidi got a free kick in the 78th minute. Khaled Jebali struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Aymen Chouchane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chuffing Hell United. Moustafa Dhaouadi hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Mourad Mnari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Aymen Chouchane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tarak El Abidine Ben Ali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Riadh Sayah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarak El Abidine Ben Ali in the 89th minute of play. Mourad Mnari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karim Hedi Jedidi kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.