League

Dar Chabeb
Spectators: 9316 (Terracing: 6800, Seating: 2481, VIP seats: 35) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jemeleddine Saidi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5thth minute of the game Chaouki Ghariani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hunstanton's Chaouki Bassir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Hunstanton's goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Ghariani came free, but Chaouki Bassir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Issam Sayah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lotfi Ghodhbane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anis Thabet in the 10th minute of the match. Férid Baccouche took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lotfi Ghodhbane. Lotfi Ghodhbane dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 14th minute Jemeleddine Saidi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lotfi Ghodhbane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jemeleddine Saidi took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lotfi Ghodhbane. Lotfi Ghodhbane dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad Azzaro in the 18th minute of play forced Hunstanton's goalkeeper Chaouki Bassir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad Azzaro in the 20th minute of play forced Hunstanton's goalkeeper Chaouki Bassir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lotfi Ghodhbane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anis Thabet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25thth minute of the game Chaouki Ghariani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hunstanton's Chaouki Bassir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Chaouki Bassir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhammad Azzaro in the 27th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Muhammad Azzaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hay Riadh United's supporters rose to their feet, but Muhammad Azzaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chaouki Bassir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hunstanton's Chaouki Bassir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Issam Sayah in the 31st minute of play. Hay Riadh United's Lotfi Ghodhbane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anis Thabet in the 43rd minute of play. Chaouki Ghariani 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Muhammad Azzaro to make the kick off. Férid Baccouche could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Lotfi Ghodhbane made a huge save. The supporters of Hunstanton booed when Hay Riadh United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ben Baly didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hay Riadh United's Lotfi Ghodhbane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Hay Riadh United from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Hay Riadh United booed when Hunstanton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hatem Karoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute Muhammad Azzaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaouki Bassir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Muhammad Azzaro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chaouki Bassir was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Chaouki Bassir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhammad Azzaro in the 66th minute of the match. With his leg Lotfi Ghodhbane managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Hunstanton's Férid Baccouche fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Riadh Zahani kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 71st match minute, Hay Riadh United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emir Cherni to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the game, Jamel Gmamdia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hunstanton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hay Riadh United the free kick. A collision led to Hunstanton getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Jamel Gmamdia hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Jemeleddine Saidi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lotfi Ghodhbane, 0-3. 81 minutes in the game, Muhammad Azzaro dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 84th minute Muhammad Azzaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chaouki Bassir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad Azzaro in the 86th minute of play forced Hunstanton's goalkeeper Chaouki Bassir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Hunstanton supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hunstanton would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.