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Finchley Park
Spectators: 6749 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oussama Kefacha started the match with the kick off. Belgacem Baya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Habib Nefzi made a huge save. Oussama Kefacha struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Habib Nefzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Finchley United. When Maher Gharbi came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Haworth 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 Maher Gharbi couldn't finish the play. After 21 played minutes Haworth got a freekick which was hit by Hamed Gmamdia. In the 22nd minute of the match Said Ben Sellimi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Habib Nefzi skillfully saved the ball. In the 24th minute, Belgacem Baya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Finchley United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Hamdi Jemmali hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Belgacem Baya could shoot a difficult shot in the 34th minute, which Habib Nefzi however easily saved by the left post. Belgacem Baya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Habib Nefzi having to interfere. Haworth's Habib Nefzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Haworth from getting a goal against them. After 42 minutes, Moncef Amri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Haworth and the Finchley United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Haworth's Moncef Amri got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Taieb M'henni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maher Gharbi in the 48th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maher Gharbi was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Finchley United's Taieb M'henni got control of the ball when Habib Nafti tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Finchley United's Ben Bensedrine got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Habib Nafti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Taieb M'henni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Taieb M'henni made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Habib Nafti sent off a good shot on target. Maher Gharbi struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Taieb M'henni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haworth. In the 66th match minute, Finchley United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ben Bensedrine to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Belgacem Baya 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. If Oussama Kefacha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamed Gmamdia hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Haworth's goal looked a bit too open when Oussama Kefacha came free, but Habib Nefzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Moncef Amri was shown his second yellow card after 77 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 78th match minute, Haworth was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moncef Amri to maneuver through the defense. Kaies Braham kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Finchley United had won after a very even match.