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Staithes Stadium
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ahmed Slimane made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karim Salhia during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Abdelkarim Gharbi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Habib Saidi came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Staithes 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 Habib Saidi couldn't finish the play. Abdelkarim Gharbi came free with the goalkeeper in the 10th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Salah Khayachi could save by the left post. Anouar Ben Arfa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issam Rokki , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, New Romney City's goalkeeper Salah Khayachi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdelkarim Gharbi. Abdelkarim Gharbi struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Salah Khayachi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Staithes United. Staithes United's Anouar Ben Arfa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issam Rokki in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Staithes United's Chedly Melliti got a free kick in the 24th minute. A collision led to Staithes United getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Chedly Melliti hit a great ball. Ahmed Slimane struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Anouar Ben Arfa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New Romney City. 31 minutes into the match, Staithes United's goal looked a bit too open when Issam Rokki came free, but Anouar Ben Arfa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Staithes United's Habib Saidi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Salah Khayachi. That made the score 1-0 after 33 minutes of play. With a little luck, New Romney City's Salah Khayachi got control of the ball when Abdelkarim Gharbi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Salah Khayachi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Habib Saidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute Ahmed Slimane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anouar Ben Arfa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute Ahmed Slimane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anouar Ben Arfa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Habib Saidi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ahmed Slimane came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the New Romney 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 Ahmed Slimane couldn't finish the play. Issam Rokki struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Anouar Ben Arfa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New Romney City. Issam Rokki got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 54th minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. Chedly Melliti kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Issam Rokki got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Salah Khayachi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Habib Saidi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hatem Belhouane got free with Anouar Ben Arfa in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute, Abdelkarim Gharbi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Hatem Belhouane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Anouar Ben Arfa made a huge save. Anouar Ben Arfa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Slimane in the 79th minute of play. Issam Rokki succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 82nd playminute. Hatem Belhouane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Anouar Ben Arfa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anouar Ben Arfa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Slimane in the 88th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Hosni Mor had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. A collision led to Staithes United getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Haykel Jaïdi hit a great ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.