League

Moseley
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adel Namouchi kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Withington's Ahmed al-Amin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rachid Jemaiel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Adel Namouchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Jemaiel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed al-Amin in the 17th minute of play. Hamdi Sayah who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Haythem Khaled when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 24 played minutes Moseley got a freekick which was hit by Achraf Karoui. Mounir Mestiri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Amir Ishola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rachid Jemaiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed al-Amin in the 33rd minute of the match. Ahmed al-Amin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Withington's Adel Namouchi in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Moseley's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Withington booed when Moseley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hedi Bejaoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute Adel Namouchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Jemaiel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mounir Mestiri stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Haythem Khaled showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mounir Mestiri in the 57th minute of the match. Hamdi Sayah took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Haythem Khaled. Haythem Khaled 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. Rachid Jemaiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adel Namouchi in the 66th minute of the match. Ahmed al-Amin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adel Namouchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rachid Jemaiel made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Ahmed al-Amin sent off a good shot on target. Haythem Khaled made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamdi Sayah in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute, Achraf Karoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ahmed al-Amin came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Withington 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 Ahmed al-Amin couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adel Namouchi in the 95th minute of play forced Moseley's goalkeeper Rachid Jemaiel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Withington's Haythem Khaled played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mounir Mestiri in the 99th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.