League

Whiteley
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zoubaier Limam started the match with the kick off. When Welwyn Garden City's Zoubaier Limam in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Whiteley's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Whiteley getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Adel Essediri hit a great ball. Mohamed Majeri kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th minute of the match Whiteley got a corner. Welwyn Garden City's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jawhar Morjane ran over to the corner to take the kick. Taher Aziza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamed Mkademi in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, Welwyn Garden City's Mohamed Majeri nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fathi Merdassi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Hamed Mkademi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelkarim Namouchi charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelkarim Namouchi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abdelkarim Namouchi hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Taher Aziza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamed Mkademi in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Welwyn Garden City getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Lassaad Bouazizi hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohamed Saidi got free with Taher Aziza in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adel Essediris short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Taher Aziza to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mohamed Majeri kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Taher Aziza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamed Mkademi in the 44th minute of play. Mohamed Saidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hamed Mkademi to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Hamed Mkademi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Taher Aziza. Welwyn Garden City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hamed Mkademi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zoubaier Limam in the 58th minute of play forced Whiteley's goalkeeper Fathi Merdassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Mohamed Saidi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Whiteley's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed Saidi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Taher Aziza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fathi Merdassi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Habib Essediri in the 65th minute. Mohamed Saidi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Habib Essediri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Whiteley's goal looked a bit too open when Zoubaier Limam came free, but Fathi Merdassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Saidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Taher Aziza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mohamed Saidi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Habib Essediri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fathi Merdassi having to interfere. The supporters of Welwyn Garden City booed when Whiteley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Riadh Adhoum didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Zoubaier Limam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Welwyn Garden City's supporters rose to their feet, but Zoubaier Limam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fathi Merdassi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zoubaier Limam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Welwyn Garden City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Whiteley.