League

Portreath Stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nasreddine Souakri started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yacoub Bensaoula during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Portreath's Yacoub Bensaoula got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Achir Reddad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Admer Belhouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akziz Bilal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12thth minute of the game Nasreddine Souakri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mablethorpe's Mao Chang Rong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 14th minute, Achir Reddad left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mablethorpe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Mablethorpe's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Nasreddine Souakri 20 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. 27 minutes into the match, Portreath's Kacem Lourdjane broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Faouzi Al-Jazairia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Nasreddine Souakri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th match minute, Portreath was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nasreddine Souakri to maneuver through the defense. Portreath's Admer Belhouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achir Reddad in the 38th minute of play. Mablethorpe's Mao Chang Rong proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Mablethorpe from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Mablethorpe's Abdelmalik Kerbouche got a free kick in the 47th minute. Faouzi Al-Jazairia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Faouzi Al-Jazairia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mao Chang Rong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nasreddine Souakri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Semah Mansouri charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Semah Mansouri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Portreath! A collision led to Mablethorpe getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Abdelmalik Kerbouche hit a great ball. Nasreddine Souakri scored 3-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mao Chang Rong, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Admer Belhouche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akziz Bilal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Faouzi Al-Jazairia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mao Chang Rong having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, Nasreddine Souakri notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Mablethorpe's Mao Chang Rong. Mao Chang Rong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Portreath getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Faouzi Al-Jazairia hit a great ball. Portreath were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mablethorpe for a fine match.