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Swaffham
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hamed Mkademi started the match with the kick off. Adel Karoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fathi Merdassi having to interfere. After having played for 9 minutes, Mohamed Saidi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Whiteley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Saidi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 12 minutes, Abderrahman Ben Salah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Whiteley and the Swaffham players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abderrahman Ben Salah kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Riadh Rehouma reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fathi Merdassi. The goal made the score 1-0. Aymen Basli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Saidi in the 22nd minute of play. Aymen Basli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abderrahman Ben Salah in the 24th minute of play. Mohamed Saidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Aymen Basli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Whiteley's Fathi Merdassi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Whiteley from getting a goal against them. Abderrahman Ben Salah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Aymen Basli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Whiteley getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Mohamed Ali Hicheri hit a great ball. Adel Karoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fathi Merdassi having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Aymen Basli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamed Mkademi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The audience was convinced that Adel Karoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fathi Merdassi was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Karim Rostom managed to get in a good position for a shot. Swaffham's supporters rose to their feet, but Karim Rostom 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. Hamed Mkademi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Aymen Basli acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 76th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Jawhar Morjane. Whiteley's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jawhar Morjane in the 78th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Whiteley's Hamed Mkademi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aymen Basli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Hamed Mkademi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fathi Merdassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adel Karoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Swaffham support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.