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Stretford
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Chokri Essafi kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Chokri Essafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamed Sioud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anis Omrani might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hamed Sioud. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anis Omrani ran back to his position shaking his head. Hedi Amira Boumnijel hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. When Barnoldswick AFC's Anis Omrani in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stretford's goalie prevented a goal. If Hamadi Tlili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 20 minutes of play, Stretford's Ali Achour made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karim Sebki was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 24 played minutes Stretford got a freekick which was hit by Hedi Amira Boumnijel. 24 minutes into the match, Barnoldswick AFC's Alaeddine Boulaabi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 26 minutes into the match, Stretford's goal looked a bit too open when Chokri Essafi came free, but Hamed Sioud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamed Sioud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chokri Essafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Achour got free with Karim Sebki in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hamed Sioud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chokri Essafi in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Stretford's goalkeeper Hamed Sioud, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Anis Omrani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Anis Omrani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Hamed Sioud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Stretford defense, Chokri Essafi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hamed Sioud. The Stretford fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hamed Sioud should have stopped the shot.

Barnoldswick AFC's Anis Omrani got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, Stretford's goal looked a bit too open when Chokri Essafi came free, but Hamed Sioud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Med Ali Mnari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 55 minutes, Anis Omrani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barnoldswick AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anis Omrani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Achour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Sebki having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Chokri Essafi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barnoldswick AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 66 minutes into the game, Mehdi Namouchi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barnoldswick AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Stretford the free kick. Mehdi Namouchi kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Karim Sebki came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Stretford's Hamadi Tlili. But to his dismay, Hamadi Tlili quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Ali Achour took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karim Sebki. Karim Sebki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. In the 81st minute Ali Achour shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Sebki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Laamari Bachraoui during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Barnoldswick AFC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Laamari Bachraoui hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamadi Tlili in the 85th minute of play forced Barnoldswick AFC's goalkeeper Karim Sebki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 86 played minutes Stretford got a freekick which was hit by Boubaker Sguir. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamadi Tlili in the 90th minute of play forced Barnoldswick AFC's goalkeeper Karim Sebki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamadi Tlili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Karim Sebki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Barnoldswick AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamed Essafi to maneuver through the defense. Ali Achour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Sebki having to interfere. In the 96th minute, David Bargougui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 99th minute of the match Barnoldswick AFC got a corner. Stretford's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alaeddine Boulaabi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Barnoldswick AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.