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Oadby
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) If Paulo Namouchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Namouchi was extremely unlucky when he, in the 5th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Sadok Kallel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radhi Limam having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Oadby's zone, Pierre Cherni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Essafi came out of the goal and Pierre Cherni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Hamdi Ben Doulet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bentworth City's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamdi Ben Doulet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Essafi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohamed Essafi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Nouira in the 17th minute of play. When Hamdi Ben Doulet came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Bentworth City 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 Hamdi Ben Doulet couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Sadok Kallel could shoot a difficult shot in the 22nd minute, which Radhi Limam however easily saved by the left post. Oadby's Mohamed Essafi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Nouira in the 28th minute of play. When Sadok Kallel came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Oadby 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 Sadok Kallel couldn't finish the play. If Paulo Namouchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adel BenAmor in the 42nd minute of play forced Oadby's goalkeeper Mohamed Essafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sadok Kallel got free with Radhi Limam in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sadok Kallel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 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 Karim Nouira made the kick off in the second half. Paulo Namouchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radhi Limam having to interfere. Paulo Namouchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Namouchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Radhi Limam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Bentworth City defense, Paulo Namouchi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Radhi Limam. The Bentworth City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Radhi Limam should have stopped the shot. Hamdi Ben Doulets short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Mohamed Essafi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Bentworth City's Adel BenAmor got a free kick in the 75th minute. Radhi Limam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulo Namouchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamdi Ben Doulet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Essafi having to interfere. After 82 played minutes Bentworth City got a freekick which was hit by Adel BenAmor. After a defensive mix-up in Bentworth City's zone, Sadok Kallel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radhi Limam came out of the goal and Sadok Kallel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sadok Kallel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Bentworth City booed when Oadby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mokhtar Nafti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hamdi Ben Doulet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Essafi having to interfere. Oadby walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.