League

Bentworth
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Hardwick United's Driss Adhoum started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Hamdi Ben Doulet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Majdi Achour in the 11th minute of play forced Bentworth City's goalkeeper Radhi Limam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radhi Limam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Majdi Achour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Bentworth City's Kameleddine Laabidi got a free kick in the 13th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Bentworth City's zone, Youssef Mor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radhi Limam came out of the goal and Youssef Mor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Hardwick United fans' excitement grew in the 19th match minute when Hardwick United's Majdi Achour looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tarak Sboui charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tarak Sboui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Hardwick United's Tarak Sboui got a free kick in the 24th minute. When Driss Adhoum came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Hardwick United 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 Driss Adhoum couldn't finish the play. Radhi Limam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarak Sboui, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Hamdi Ben Doulet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Mourad Bejaoui made a huge save. Hamdi Ben Doulet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Mourad Bejaoui made a huge save. In the 39th minute Bentworth City were awarded a corner. Slaheddine Abdeljilil went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Bentworth City's Slaheddine Abdeljilil to fire away a dangerous shot which Mourad Bejaoui despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pierre Cherni scored 1-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mourad Bejaoui, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karim Nouira was the one to do the kick off. Bentworth City's Radhi Limam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Driss Adhoum in the 53rd minute of play. A collision led to Bentworth City getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Pierre Cherni hit a great ball. Hamdi Ben Doulet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Bejaoui having to interfere. Mourad Bejaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Cherni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, Driss Adhoum got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 83 played minutes Bentworth City got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Bargawi. In the 84th match minute, Bentworth City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pierre Cherni to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Hardwick United's Youssef Mor tried to score from far away in the 85th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Hamdi Ben Doulet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Majdi Achour struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Radhi Limam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hardwick United. The Hardwick United supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hardwick United would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.