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Chuffing Hell
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) After 7 minutes, Mokhtar Zaalani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the St Austell and the Chuffing Hell City players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a little luck, St Austell's Houcine Braham got control of the ball when Tarek Merdassi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sofiane Zaalani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Houcine Braham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Tonniche, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 19th minute of the match Karim Dahmani sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hédi Benachour skillfully saved the ball. Hédi Benachour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mokhtar Zaalani, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in St Austell fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! In the 25th minute there was a penalty for Chuffing Hell City. Ziad El Bez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Houcine Braham. 1-0. Ali Tonniche blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Houcine Braham having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Chuffing Hell City's Tarek Herguel got a free kick in the 30th minute. Chuffing Hell City's Hédi Benachour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofiane Zaalani in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Chaouki Chedli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The St Austell fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With an all-out effort, Chuffing Hell City's Houcine Braham threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ali Tonniche, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chuffing Hell City's goalkeeper Hédi Benachour, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chaouki Chedli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Hédi Benachour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Chuffing Hell City's Ali Tonniche in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye St Austell's goalie prevented a goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sofiane Zaalani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sofiane Zaalani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ali Tonniche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hédi Benachour made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chaouki Chedli in the 70th minute. Ali Tonniche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Houcine Braham having to interfere. A collision led to Chuffing Hell City getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Hamdi Mzali hit a great ball. The long shot by Karim Dahmani in the 86th minute really tested Hédi Benachour's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Sofiane Zaalani managed to get in a good position for a shot. St Austell's supporters rose to their feet, but Sofiane Zaalani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hédi Benachour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the match, St Austell's goal looked a bit too open when Tarek Merdassi came free, but Houcine Braham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Houcine Braham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Tonniche, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. The St Austell players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.