Renaissance 1 - 1 Kairouan (389605334)

The 7000 spectators at Kairouan , Stade de were in for an afternoon of sunshine. Dalibor Vrček was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Anton Spãtaru and Matthias Silberbüchs. All of Kairouan was shut down for the day, as fans of both clubs came to the derby. Renaissance tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Abadou - El-Araichi, Sassi, El-Badaoui, Ben Brahim - Quettani, Ayachi, Zerrawi, Abdellaoui - Ramzi, Msahel.

Kairouan had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Aouadhi - El-Bakhat, Chammari, Benali, Bouchoka - Bachtobji, Ayachi, Bokri, Ghazi - Talbi, Khotami.

With 31 minutes played S. Zerrawi almost put the home team one ahead on a cross coming in from the right, but the shot went just wide. Kairouan's counterattacks created a good chance for A. Bachtobji on the right after 32 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. Renaissance took the lead after 33 minutes as a result of F. Msahel's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Kairouan, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

Z. Ayachi tied the game at 1 - 1 after 49 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. A. Abadou looked great 65 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' A. Benali. The referee showed Kairouan's K. El-Bakhat the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Usually a powerful player on the field, A. Ramzi looked kind of pale and tired under the hot sun. Renaissance created a good opportunity to score 85 minutes into the match when A. Ben Brahim's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. 86 minutes into the match, Kairouan nearly took the lead, as S. Bokri broke through on the right. A. Abadou made the save, however. Renaissance's A. Ramzi was shown a yellow card for standing over the ball and blocking an opponent's quick free kick after 87 minutes. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Kairouan, with 52 percent of the ball.

The most dominating Renaissance player was without a doubt F. Msahel. F. Sassi was a disappointment, however. Kairouan's best player was A. Bouchoka. However, B. Aouadhi made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 1.