League

Fairfield
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mokhtar Herguel took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Fairfield AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mehdi Sélim Haj Ali came free, but Alaeddine Chippo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alaeddine Chippo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tarak Ayed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alaeddine Chippo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarak Ayed, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mokhtar Herguel in the 16th minute of play forced Northallerton's goalkeeper Riadh Sélim Haj Ali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alaeddine Chippo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarak Ayed, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Mehdi Sélim Haj Ali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alaeddine Chippo having to interfere. Ahmed ibn Ali kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Ali Melliti charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Melliti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ali Melliti kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Majed Bassir charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Majed Bassir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Majed Bassir hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Taoufik Nafti took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alaeddine Chippo . Fairfield AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ali Ouhir kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 39th minute of the game, Ali Ouhir landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Hédi Sfar kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. With a little luck, Northallerton's Riadh Sélim Haj Ali got control of the ball when Jemeleddine Nafti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tarak Baya charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tarak Baya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, one of Fairfield AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Fairfield AFC. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Northallerton. Taoufik Nafti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alaeddine Chippo . 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tarak Ayed stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The Northallerton fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Northallerton's Mehdi Sélim Haj Ali looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Jemeleddine Nafti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mehdi Sélim Haj Ali could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Alaeddine Chippo made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Hédi Sfar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northallerton's supporters rose to their feet, but Hédi Sfar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alaeddine Chippo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 84th play minutes Mehdi Sélim Haj Ali shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Alaeddine Chippo and just under the crossbar into goal. During the 87th minute of the match Ali Melliti completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ali Melliti a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ali Melliti kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Jemeleddine Nafti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riadh Sélim Haj Ali having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Northallerton had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.