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Dedham Stadium
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yassine Bejaoui took the kick off in the first half of the match. With his leg Tarek Decastel managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Dedham United's Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yassine Bejaoui in the 7th minute of play forced Hayling Island's goalkeeper Tarek Decastel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Dedham United booed when Hayling Island was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hedi Mkademi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tarek Decastel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute Francileudo Ben Ammar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoubair Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 24thth minute, Tarek Decastel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Yassine Bejaoui was extremely unlucky when he, in the 27th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 29 minutes into the match, Francileudo Ben Ammar notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Dedham United's Zoubair Yahia. Zoubair Yahia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zoubair Yahia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Khaled Marzouki's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. The supporters of Dedham United booed when Hayling Island was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Riadh Masmoudi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dedham United's Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar, in the 43rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Dedham United. Francileudo Ben Ammar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After a defensive mix-up in Hayling Island's zone, Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tarek Decastel came out of the goal and Mohamed Salah Ben Sfar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute, Ayèche Makni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dedham United's defense didn't have a chance, in the 61st minute, when Francileudo Ben Ammar scored to the left of an out of position Zoubair Yahia, making the score, 2-2. Tarek Decastel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yassine Bejaoui in the 67th minute of play. Khaled Marzouki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Zoubair Yahia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khaled Marzouki struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Zoubair Yahia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hayling Island. Zoubair Yahia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Khaled Marzouki in the 81st minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.