League

Accrington
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Sofiène Jemâa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Rashid Essafi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamed Basli's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Taieb Limam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Rashid Essafi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sofiène Jemâa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Taieb Limam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rashid Essafi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamed Basli, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. If Hamed Basli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Beckford City's Ali Mrabet in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Accrington's goalie prevented a goal. Accrington's Mohamed Saïdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Mrabet in the 23rd minute of play. If Ali Mrabet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, one of Accrington:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Accrington. Taieb Limam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Rashid Essafi made a huge save. Ali Mrabet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Mrabet in the 42nd minute of play forced Accrington's goalkeeper Mohamed Saïdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Sofiène Jemâa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taieb Limam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Beckford City's Rashid Essafi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamed Basli in the 57th minute of play. When Taieb Limam came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Accrington 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 Taieb Limam couldn't finish the play. Ali Mrabet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 72nd minute Hamed Basli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rashid Essafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hamed Basli in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rashid Essafi saved Beckford City from getting behind. After 79 played minutes Accrington got a freekick which was hit by Caid Baya. After a defensive mix-up in Beckford City's zone, Taieb Limam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rashid Essafi came out of the goal and Taieb Limam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Habib Melliti kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Hamed Basli took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rashid Essafi. Rashid Essafi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 88th minute Hamed Basli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rashid Essafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adel Trabelsi hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match.