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Ashtead
Spectators: 6757 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Chedly Bourguiba made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Chedly Bourguiba 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. If Amira Achab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Salem was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Chedly Bourguiba capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chedly Bourguiba really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Amira Achab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amira Achab's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdelkarim Mellouli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Beckton's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Chedly Bourguiba fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 31stth minute of the game Chaouki Jaidi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Beckton's Ahmed Salem was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Ashtead City's goal looked a bit too open when Amira Achab came free, but Abdelkarim Mellouli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd match minute, Ashtead City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Slimane to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Amira Achab's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdelkarim Mellouli was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. After 47 played minutes Ashtead City's Chaouki Jaidi stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Ahmed Salem stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Beckton of the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 63 minutes of play, Beckton's Hichem Essafi made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdelkarim Mellouli was left in no man's land by his defense there! Chaouki Jaidi might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ahmed Salem. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chaouki Jaidi ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Ashtead City's Abdelkarim Mellouli got control of the ball when Hichem Essafi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Beckton's goal looked a bit too open when Chedly Bourguiba came free, but Ahmed Salem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hichem Essafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelkarim Mellouli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amira Achab, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Abdelkarim Mellouli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amira Achab in the 83rd minute of play. 90 minutes into the game, Beckton's Hichem Essafi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdelkarim Mellouli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. After a rather tough play, Ashtead City's Mohsen Makni got a free kick in the 94th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ashtead City's zone, Zoubeir Bejaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelkarim Mellouli came out of the goal and Zoubeir Bejaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ashtead City's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.