League

Biggin Hill Stadium
Spectators: 6743 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) Biggin Hill AFC's Hatem Ayari 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. 6 minutes into the match, Harold Hill's Ziad Yahia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alaeddine Ghannem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aymen Boumnijel was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 14th minute. Biggin Hill AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Biggin Hill AFC's Alaeddine Ghannem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taoufik M'henni in the 21st minute of play. Taoufik M'henni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Alaeddine Ghannem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, one of Harold Hill:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Driss Haggui placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 31 minutes into the match, Harold Hill's goalkeeper Issam Ouertani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aymen Boumnijel. 32 minutes in the game, Hatem Ayari fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Issam Ouertani having to interfere. If Aymen Boumnijel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Issam Ouertani managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Biggin Hill AFC's Aymen Boumnijel fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hatem Ayari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alaeddine Ghannem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taoufik M'henni in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th minute Taoufik M'henni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alaeddine Ghannem 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 Mohamed Mourali during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 48 minutes, Mohamed Yahia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Harold Hill and the Biggin Hill AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

After 58 played minutes Biggin Hill AFC got a freekick which was hit by Zouheir Naybet . Alaeddine Ghannem made an important save on a dangerous shot by Taoufik M'henni in the 60th minute. In the 63rd minute Aymen Boumnijel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Issam Ouertani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute, Hatem Ayari made a precise shot to the right of Issam Ouertani. Harold Hill's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After having played for 69 minutes, Hatem Ayari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Biggin Hill AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hatem Ayari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Aymen Boumnijel came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Biggin Hill AFC 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 Aymen Boumnijel couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Aymen Boumnijel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Biggin Hill AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aymen Boumnijel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Issam Ouertani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Harold Hill's zone, Hatem Ayari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Issam Ouertani came out of the goal and Hatem Ayari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Taoufik M'henni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Alaeddine Ghannem made a huge save. Taoufik M'henni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Alaeddine Ghannem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mondher Yahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd match minute, Harold Hill was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mondher Yahia to maneuver through the defense. Driss Haggui took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Issam Ouertani. Harold Hill's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Aymen Boumnijel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aymen Boumnijel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Issam Ouertani having to interfere. When Taoufik M'henni fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harold Hill's protests and gave Taoufik M'henni a yellow card for diving instead. Taoufik M'henni kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Harold Hill players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Biggin Hill AFC.