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Purfleet Park
Spectators: 6766 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Karim Trabelsi made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Purfleet United booed when Seaham City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamed Falhi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Karim Sellimi came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Seaham City 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 Karim Sellimi couldn't finish the play. Riadh Herguel made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Ahmed M'hadhebi sent off a good shot on target. Ahmed M'hadhebi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Riadh Herguel made a huge save. Riadh Herguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hocine Bourguiba in the 16th minute of the match. Said Ben Chikhaoui hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute of the match Hamed Eyadema shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mohsen Bensedrine showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Karim Sellimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Trabelsi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohsen Bensedrine having to interfere. In the 35th minute of the match, Said Ben Chikhaoui tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Riadh Herguel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 38th minute, Alaeddine Jamaa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hocine Bourguiba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Riadh Herguel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hocine Bourguiba in the 51st minute of play. After 55 played minutes Karim Trabelsi rounded Purfleet United's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. After having played for 60 minutes, Hocine Bourguiba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Purfleet United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Bourguiba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karim Sellimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Mohsen Bensedrine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Purfleet United's Hassen Trabelsi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Mohsen Bensedrine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Trabelsi in the 65th minute of the match. Aymen Abdeljilil kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Said Ben Chikhaoui hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Hamed Eyadema sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Purfleet United's Mohsen Bensedrine didn't even have to move. When Ahmed M'hadhebi came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Purfleet United 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 M'hadhebi couldn't finish the play. When Muhammad Bouazizi fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Purfleet United's protests and gave Muhammad Bouazizi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Purfleet United getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Muhammad Bouazizi hit a great ball. If Ahmed M'hadhebi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Riadh Herguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hocine Bourguiba, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Ahmed M'hadhebi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Seaham City had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.