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Barton upon Humber
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdelkarim Gharbi got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, Harpenden's Sadok Kalaï got control of the ball when Michel Mkacher tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelkarim Gharbi in the 10th minute of play forced Barton upon Humber City's goalkeeper Issam Dali to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Harpenden's Muhammad M'hadhebi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Issam Dali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Issam Dali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelkarim Gharbi in the 12th minute of the match. After 16 played minutes Hamdi Karoui rounded Harpenden's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Issam Dali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdelkarim Gharbi's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After a rather tough play, Barton upon Humber City's Hamdi Karoui got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Abdelkarim Gharbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Issam Dali having to interfere. A collision led to Barton upon Humber City getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Hassan Ouertani hit a great ball. Issam Dali came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Harpenden's Muhammad M'hadhebi. But to his dismay, Muhammad M'hadhebi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The supporters of Barton upon Humber City booed when Harpenden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Majdi Zouari didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute, Ahmed Makhlouf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 35 played minutes Harpenden got a freekick which was hit by Taher Jelassi. With his leg Sadok Kalaï managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Barton upon Humber City's Michel Mkacher fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Michel Mkacher had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 39 played minutes Barton upon Humber City got a freekick which was hit by Ali Melliti. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chaouki Ishola in the 41st minute of play forced Harpenden's goalkeeper Sadok Kalaï to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Muhammad M'hadhebi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sadok Kalaï made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Michel Mkacher sent off a good shot on target. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Chaouki Ishola to make the kick off. Sadok Kalaï showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chaouki Ishola in the 51st minute of the match. Harpenden's Sadok Kalaï played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chaouki Ishola in the 53rd minute of play. Hamdi Karoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sadok Kalaï having to interfere. Barton upon Humber City's Issam Dali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelkarim Gharbi in the 62nd minute of play. Abdelkarim Gharbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Issam Dali having to interfere. Barton upon Humber City's Michel Mkacher got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Harpenden's Hatem Bourguiba got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Barton upon Humber City's Chaouki Ishola 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 87th match minute, Barton upon Humber City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamdi Karoui to maneuver through the defense. Barton upon Humber City's Issam Dali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Barton upon Humber City from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the match, Barton upon Humber City's Michel Mkacher sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sadok Kalaï narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chaouki Ishola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.