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Soho
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hamadi Rehouma made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hatem Basli during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 2 played minutes Soho United got a freekick which was hit by Hatem Basli. In the 5th minute, Hamadi Rehouma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eastham United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Walid Escheikh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hassene Jaballah, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute of the match Mohamed Mabrouki sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mahmoud Mustapha skillfully saved the ball. If Hamadi Rehouma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17thth minute of the game Hamadi Rehouma who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Soho United's Mahmoud Mustapha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Soho United's zone, Imed Fitouri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahmoud Mustapha came out of the goal and Imed Fitouri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hamadi Rehouma blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mahmoud Mustapha having to make a save. After 22 minutes of play, Eastham United's Imed Fitouri made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mahmoud Mustapha was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 30 played minutes Eastham United got a freekick which was hit by Hamadi Cherif. After 32 minutes, Hamadi Cherif mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eastham United and the Soho United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Eastham United's Hamadi Cherif got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Soho United's Mohamed Salah Ben Arfa couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Eastham United. Hassene Jaballah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walid Escheikh having to interfere. Eastham United's Hamadi Rehouma got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 41st match minute, Eastham United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamadi Rehouma to maneuver through the defense. Hamadi Rehouma struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Mahmoud Mustapha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eastham United. A collision led to Soho United getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Marouane Bourguiba hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

59 minutes into the match, Soho United's goal looked a bit too open when Hamadi Rehouma came free, but Mahmoud Mustapha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Eastham United's Hamadi Rehouma in 61 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Mahmoud Mustapha guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 62nd match minute, Soho United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emir Jennet to maneuver through the defense. Aymen David hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Imed Fitouri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hassene Jaballah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walid Escheikh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emir Jennet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emir Jennet took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Walid Escheikh. Walid Escheikh dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Hassene Jaballah got in the 76th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Walid Escheikh handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Emir Jennet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walid Escheikh having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emir Jennet in the 96th minute of play forced Eastham United's goalkeeper Walid Escheikh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Mahmoud Mustapha throw himself and got hold of the ball when Hamadi Rehouma in the 99thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The Eastham United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Eastham United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.