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Wootton Bassett Park
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sabri Khalifa made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabri Khalifa in the 12th minute of play forced Thornhill's goalkeeper Salah Belhaj Belkahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Thornhill's goal looked a bit too open when Sabri Khalifa came free, but Salah Belhaj Belkahia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 21 minutes, Sabri Khalifa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wootton Bassett FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sabri Khalifa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Abdelwahab Trabelsi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Thornhill's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelwahab Trabelsi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kaies Trabelsi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wootton Bassett FC's goalkeeper Kaies Trabelsi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 31 minutes into the game, Adel Hadda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Salah Belhaj Belkahia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Mohamed Ben Saada's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kaies Trabelsi was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Thornhill's Néji Mzali got a free kick in the 40th minute. Wootton Bassett FC's Moncef Abdallah couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 41st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Thornhill. 43 minutes into the game, Wootton Bassett FC's Adel Hadda nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Salah Belhaj Belkahia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Abdelwahab Trabelsi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th 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 Mohamed Ben Saada to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Wootton Bassett FC's goalkeeper Kaies Trabelsi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdelwahab Trabelsi. 60 minutes into the match, Wootton Bassett FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ben Saada came free, but Kaies Trabelsi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salah Belhaj Belkahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabri Khalifa in the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of Wootton Bassett FC booed when Thornhill was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Dermech didn't get a good kick on the ball. Salah Belhaj Belkahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabri Khalifa in the 68th minute of the match. Thornhill's Salah Belhaj Belkahia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabri Khalifa in the 69th minute of play. Mohamed Ben Saada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Chokri Ben Saada fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wootton Bassett FC's protests and gave Chokri Ben Saada a yellow card for diving instead. Chokri Ben Saada kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute Adel Hadda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salah Belhaj Belkahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelwahab Trabelsi scored 2-2 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kaies Trabelsi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Salah Belhaj Belkahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adel Hadda in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Sabri Khalifa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wootton Bassett FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Wootton Bassett FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Thornhill had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.