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Sawtry Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdallah Dhafer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ali Zaalani hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sawtry's zone, Jean Ouakili stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Habib Benfrej came out of the goal and Jean Ouakili tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdallah Dhafer recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anouar Ben Mbarek charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anouar Ben Mbarek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Muhammad Escheikh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Swadlincote FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Muhammad Escheikh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Habib Benfrej breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd match minute, Sawtry was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Zaalani to maneuver through the defense. When Kais Attouga came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Sawtry 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 Kais Attouga couldn't finish the play. When Abdallah Dhafer came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Sawtry 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 Abdallah Dhafer couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad Escheikh in the 47th minute of play forced Sawtry's goalkeeper Mohamed Habib Benfrej to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Muhammad Escheikh made the kick off in the second half. Abdallah Dhafer might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sabri Khemili. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdallah Dhafer ran back to his position shaking his head. 55 minutes into the match, Swadlincote FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdallah Dhafer came free, but Sabri Khemili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Muhammad Escheikh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute, Abdallah Dhafer made a precise shot to the right of Sabri Khemili. Swadlincote FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Chokri Limam kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Karim Jaziri during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 68 played minutes Swadlincote FC got a freekick which was hit by Karim Jaziri. After 84 played minutes Swadlincote FC got a freekick which was hit by Fathi Missaoui . Sabri Khemili stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdallah Dhafer's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Jean Ouakili could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Mohamed Habib Benfrej made a huge save. Swadlincote FC's Muhammad Escheikh got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abdallah Dhafer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Sabri Khemili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sawtry's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.