League

Cricklewood
Spectators: 6754 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Majdi Aouichaoui got the match started through his kick off. Chokri Zahani stood somewhat misplaced when Sofiene Nafti came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 2 minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fethi Zahani in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fathi Ben Fadhel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Majdi Aouichaoui in the 12th minute of play forced Cricklewood United's goalkeeper Fathi Ben Fadhel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fathi Ben Fadhel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fethi Zahani in the 14th minute of play. Sofiene Nafti's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Chokri Zahani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Sofiene Nafti was extremely unlucky when he, in the 20th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Sofiene Nafti came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Cricklewood 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 Sofiene Nafti couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Runcorn United's zone, Tahar Ben Kasraoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chokri Zahani came out of the goal and Tahar Ben Kasraoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 30 minutes, Habib Sellimi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cricklewood United and the Runcorn United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st minute, Habib Sellimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tahar Ben Kasraoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chokri Zahani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tahar Ben Kasraoui ran back to his position shaking his head. Noureddine Mellouli charged in rather forcefully in the 49th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noureddine Mellouli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 49 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cricklewood United! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

58 minutes into the match, Runcorn United's goal looked a bit too open when Sofiene Nafti came free, but Chokri Zahani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fethi Zahani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fathi Ben Fadhel having to interfere. Ahmed Marzouki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Runcorn United booed when Cricklewood United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Habib Sellimi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sofiene Nafti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Chokri Zahani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute Tahar Ben Kasraoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chokri Zahani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chokri Zahani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tahar Ben Kasraoui in the 90th minute of play. Habib Sellimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chokri Zahani having to interfere. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Runcorn United's goalkeeper Chokri Zahani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chokri Zahani came out of the goal in the 98th minute to try and stop a shot by Cricklewood United's Sofiene Nafti. But to his dismay, Sofiene Nafti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cricklewood United had won after a very even match.