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Match Report
Shepton Mallet
Spectators: 6714 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fethi Salem kicked off to start the match. Ali Decastel made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Hamdi Mustapha sent off a good shot on target. Moez Badra hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Hassen Baya sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Shepton Mallet's Haythem Trabelsi didn't even have to move. 13 minutes into the game, Khaled Haggui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shepton Mallet's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stock United the free kick. In the 13th match minute, Shepton Mallet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khaled Haggui to maneuver through the defense. 17 minutes into the match, Stock United's Hassen Baya broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Naouali in the 20th minute of play forced Shepton Mallet's goalkeeper Haythem Trabelsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmad Dhouib fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haythem Trabelsi having to interfere. Mohamed Naouali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Haythem Trabelsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fethi Salem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mohamed Naouali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Haythem Trabelsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ahmad Dhouib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haythem Trabelsi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmad Dhouib in the 38th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Stock United's Houcine Baccouche got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 41st minute of the match Ali Bourguiba shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Decastel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Issam Jomaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Ali Decastel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mohamed Naouali to strike the kick off in the second half. Haythem Trabelsi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Naouali in the 52nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Shepton Mallet's zone, Ahmad Dhouib stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haythem Trabelsi came out of the goal and Ahmad Dhouib tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 55 played minutes Shepton Mallet got a freekick which was hit by Hamdi Mustapha. A collision led to Shepton Mallet getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Alaeddine Chedli hit a great ball. Mohamed Naouali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haythem Trabelsi having to interfere. In the 72nd minute Fethi Salem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Decastel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fethi Salem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Decastel having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Shepton Mallet's goalkeeper Haythem Trabelsi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmad Dhouib. Maher Trabelsi charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maher Trabelsi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Maher Trabelsi hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 83 played minutes, Shepton Mallet's Ali Bourguiba shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ali Decastel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Shepton Mallet reached it. Stock United's Ahmad Dhouib got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Stock United's goalkeeper Ali Decastel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Issam Jomaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Decastel having to interfere. Issam Jomaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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