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Thamesmead
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdallah Beya got the match started through his kick off. Mondher Benachour made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achraf al-Amin in the 3rd minute of play. Abdallah Beya struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Hédi Gtari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Thamesmead FC. Achraf al-Amin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Mondher Benachour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 13 minutes into the game, when Aymen Ghigani put in a rough tackle. 15 minutes into the match, Zied Sellimi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hédi Gtari. Houghton Regis City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zied Sellimi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 18 minutes, Ali Kasraoui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Houghton Regis City and the Thamesmead FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes Houghton Regis City got a freekick which was hit by Ali Kasraoui. In the 19th minute, Abdallah Beya reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hédi Gtari. The goal made the score 2-0. Rashid Sguir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Mondher Benachour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mondher Benachour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Kasraoui in the 27th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Rashid Sguir sped through Thamesmead FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mondher Benachour. After a defensive mix-up in Thamesmead FC's zone, Rashid Sguir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mondher Benachour came out of the goal and Rashid Sguir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jemeleddine Ghodhbane took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hédi Gtari. Houghton Regis City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Houghton Regis City's goalkeeper Hédi Gtari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamed Majeri. Mohamed Majeri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Hédi Gtari made a huge save. Sahbi Gmamdia might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mondher Benachour. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sahbi Gmamdia ran back to his position shaking his head. 45 minutes into the game, Houghton Regis City's Rashid Sguir nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mondher Benachour made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rashid Sguir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Sahbi Gmamdia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Houghton Regis City's supporters rose to their feet, but Sahbi Gmamdia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mondher Benachour breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Houghton Regis City booed when Thamesmead FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Chatti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rashid Sguir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Mondher Benachour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thamesmead FC were awarded a corner in the 62th minute after Houghton Regis City's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Zied Sellimi took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Karim BenAmor got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hédi Gtari quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Mohamed Majeri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Thamesmead FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed Majeri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hédi Gtari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 70th minute, Houghton Regis City's Rashid Sguir dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. After 72 minutes, Abderrahim Essediri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Houghton Regis City and the Thamesmead FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 73rd match minute, Houghton Regis City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abderrahim Essediri to maneuver through the defense. Abdallah Beya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hédi Gtari having to interfere. 76 minutes into the match, Thamesmead FC's goalkeeper Mondher Benachour had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rashid Sguir. The supporters of Houghton Regis City booed when Thamesmead FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdeljelil Bassir didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Thamesmead FC's goalkeeper Mondher Benachour had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rashid Sguir. After a defensive mix-up in Houghton Regis City's zone, Abdallah Beya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hédi Gtari came out of the goal and Abdallah Beya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hédi Gtari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Majeri in the 88th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.