League

Portsmouth Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Hocine M'ghirbi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Portsmouth's Hocine M'ghirbi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hamza Ladgham narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 5 minutes, Karim Limam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. East Cowes FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karim Limam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Karim Limam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Karim Kallel fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Portsmouth's protests and gave Karim Kallel a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Portsmouth getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Karim Kallel hit a great ball. After 18 played minutes, East Cowes FC's Bechir Jaballah shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adel Mzali 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 East Cowes FC reached it. Yassine Zaalani hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Muhammad Sellimi 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. Sofiène Yahia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adel Mzali having to interfere. After a rather tough play, East Cowes FC's Karim Saïdi got a free kick in the 33rd minute. If Sofiène Yahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adel Mzali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sofiène Yahia in the 41st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Karim Limam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adel Mzali was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Portsmouth's Aymen Chikhaoui got a free kick in the 45th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sofiène Yahia made a kick off. Sofiène Yahia succeeded in the game's 52nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Sofiène Yahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Adel Mzali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adel Mzali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Saïdi in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Sofiène Yahia 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. Karim Limam in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adel Mzali, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 1-2 became the score in the 76th minute when Hocine M'ghirbi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Muhammad Sellimi made a precise shot to the right of Hamza Ladgham. East Cowes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 84th minute, Karim Limam left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The East Cowes FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Sofiène Yahia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adel Mzali having to interfere. If Muhammad Sellimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by José Amor during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, East Cowes FC's José Amor got a free kick in the 91st minute. After having played for 92 minutes, Hocine M'ghirbi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Portsmouth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine M'ghirbi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Karim Kallel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.