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Barrow-in-Furness St
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Barrow-in-Furness's Jaouhar Hleli 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. Wissem Ben Saidi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabri Essediri, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Jaouhar Hleli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohamed Amor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Jaouhar Hleli 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 Jaouhar Hleli came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Barrow-in-Furness 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 Jaouhar Hleli couldn't finish the play. Mohamed Amor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Hedhili David tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Trabelsi might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Wissem Ben Saidi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ali Trabelsi ran back to his position shaking his head. If Jaouhar Hleli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sabri Essediri's late challenge caught a Barrow-in-Furness's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sabri Essediri helped the player get up and apologised. After 33 played minutes Olympique Mahdia got a freekick which was hit by Sabri Essediri. Jaouhar Hleli received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hedhili David came out and tried to block the shot, but Jaouhar Hleli slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 34th minute. If Sabri Essediri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Abderrahim Santos came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Olympique Mahdia 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 Abderrahim Santos couldn't finish the play. If Ali Trabelsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Trabelsi was the one to do the kick off. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Olympique Mahdia's goalkeeper Hedhili David, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Riadh Mestiri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Wissem Ben Saidi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd match minute, Olympique Mahdia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Riadh Mestiri to maneuver through the defense. After 76 played minutes Olympique Mahdia got a freekick which was hit by Haythem Chaar. Sabri Essediri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wissem Ben Saidi having to interfere. Hedhili David showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaouhar Hleli, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After 84 played minutes Olympique Mahdia got a freekick which was hit by Riadh Mestiri. After 87 minutes, Jaouhar Hleli made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Olympique Mahdia's Hedhili David tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A hard shot 91 in the game by Sabri Essediri from a close distance when the talented Wissem Ben Saidi managed to make a qualified save. Barrow-in-Furness's players were relieved. If Ali Trabelsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wissem Ben Saidi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sabri Essediri in the 96th minute. Barrow-in-Furness's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.