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Ruislip Manor Stadiu
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Haythem Rzouga kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mourad Mnari in the 4th minute of play forced Ruislip Manor City's goalkeeper Yassine Ladgham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sadok Chikhaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 8thth minute of the game Anouar El Hadrioui who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chuffing Hell United's Riadh Sayah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute, Slaheddine Abdi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Ruislip Manor City's Anouar El Hadrioui in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chuffing Hell United's goalie prevented a goal. Jamel Mechergui hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. If Haythem Rzouga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruislip Manor City's Yassine Ladgham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Mnari in the 21st minute of play. Slaheddine Abdi might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Riadh Sayah. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Slaheddine Abdi ran back to his position shaking his head. Anouar El Hadrioui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Riadh Sayah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Riadh Sayah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anouar El Hadrioui in the 35th minute of the match. Anouar El Hadrioui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Ruislip Manor City defense, Haythem Rzouga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yassine Ladgham. The Ruislip Manor City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yassine Ladgham should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anouar El Hadrioui was the one to do the kick off. Slaheddine Abdi took the ball and in the 54 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. Habib Ali Akid took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Riadh Sayah. Chuffing Hell United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Slaheddine Abdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 64 minutes, Haythem Rzouga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chuffing Hell United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Haythem Rzouga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65th minute, Mourad Mnari got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Haythem Rzouga might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yassine Ladgham. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Haythem Rzouga ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 68th minute Haythem Rzouga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yassine Ladgham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sadok Chikhaoui hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Anouar El Hadrioui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riadh Sayah having to interfere. After some careless play in the Chuffing Hell United defense, Slaheddine Abdi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Riadh Sayah. The Chuffing Hell United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Riadh Sayah should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Yassine Ladgham successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mourad Mnari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Yassine Ladgham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anouar El Hadrioui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Riadh Sayah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 96 minutes, Slaheddine Abdi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ruislip Manor City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Slaheddine Abdi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chuffing Hell United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.