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Chelmsford Park
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Khaled Hammami took the kick off in the first half of the match. Staines's Khaled Hammami got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Haythem Gharbi kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Staines's goalkeeper Youssef Ben Karray, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khaled Hammami in the 20th minute of play forced Chelmsford's goalkeeper Mohamed Ragued to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Staines getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ali Saïdi hit a great ball. In the 27th minute, Zoubeir Belkhodja fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Youssef Ben Karray, passed just outside the right post. Caid Boumnijel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Ben Karray having to interfere. Caid Boumnijel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khaled Hammami in the 36th minute of play forced Chelmsford's goalkeeper Mohamed Ragued to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Caid Boumnijel took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Youssef Ben Karray. Youssef Ben Karray dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zoubeir Belkhodja was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Khaled Hammami's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohamed Ragued was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. 61 minutes into the match, Chelmsford's goal looked a bit too open when Khaled Hammami came free, but Mohamed Ragued reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Staines's Khaled Hammami got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hedi Amira Bargougui during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 65 minutes into the game, one of Chelmsford:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Chelmsford's Mohamed Ragued played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khaled Hammami in the 71st minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Chelmsford's goal looked a bit too open when Khaled Hammami came free, but Mohamed Ragued reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khaled Hammami had several of the Chelmsford's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 74 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-2 score and a disappointed Mohamed Ragued as he didn't even see the shot coming. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khaled Hammami in the 78th minute of play forced Chelmsford's goalkeeper Mohamed Ragued to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 79th minute by Slaheddine Cherif got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Khaled Hammami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Ragued having to interfere. After 83 played minutes Chelmsford got a freekick which was hit by Fatah Bouazizi. The supporters of Staines booed when Chelmsford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caid Boumnijel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes into the game, Habib Haggui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chelmsford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Staines the free kick. Habib Haggui hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Caid Boumnijel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Ben Karray having to interfere. Caid Boumnijel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Ben Karray having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Staines walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.