League

Birkenhead
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Yassine Bejaoui started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Ahmed Kasraoui fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Birkenhead United's protests and gave Ahmed Kasraoui a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Dedham United booed when Birkenhead United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Kasraoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Imed Ghodhbane took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zoubair Yahia. Zoubair Yahia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Ahmed Essediri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birkenhead United's Ahmed Essediri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar in the 11th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelwahab Trabelsi in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zoubair Yahia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ahmed Essediri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yassine Bejaoui in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Yassine Bejaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Essediri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmed Essediri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar in the 30th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ahmed Essediri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 34 minutes, Imed Ghodhbane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birkenhead United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Imed Ghodhbane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yassine Bejaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Dedham United booed when Birkenhead United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alaeddine Yahia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Birkenhead United's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar came free, but Ahmed Essediri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelwahab Trabelsi made a kick off. Ahmed Essediri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yassine Bejaoui in the 53rd minute of play. After having played for 58 minutes, Yassine Bejaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dedham United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yassine Bejaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yassine Bejaoui in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmed Essediri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Yassine Bejaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Imed Ghodhbane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute, Abdelwahab Trabelsi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Birkenhead United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Essediri having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Yassine Bejaoui notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Birkenhead United's Ahmed Essediri. Ahmed Essediri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Abdelwahab Trabelsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dedham United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.