League

Ashton-under-Lyne
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aras Mezghich made the kick off which started today's match. Ashton-under-Lyne United's Oualid El Kebir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelatif El Ounès in the 11th minute of play. After having played for 12 minutes, Abdallah Bentaala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ashton-under-Lyne United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdallah Bentaala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aras Mezghich in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nabil Menia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After having played for 18 minutes, Abdallah Bentaala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ashton-under-Lyne United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdallah Bentaala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aras Mezghich blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nabil Menia having to make a save. In the 21st match minute, Tipton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelatif El Ounès to maneuver through the defense. When Aras Mezghich came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Ashton-under-Lyne United 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 Aras Mezghich couldn't finish the play. If Makhlouf Amrouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mekki Maouch kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Nabil Menia made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Djillali Bouziane sent off a good shot on target. Oualid El Kebir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mabrouk Abrika in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aras Mezghich got free with Nabil Menia in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oualid El Kebir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Idriss Bezzaz went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Aras Mezghichs short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Nabil Menia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Aras Mezghichs short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Nabil Menia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 45th minute Aras Mezghich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nabil Menia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Ashton-under-Lyne United's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelatif El Ounès came free, but Oualid El Kebir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Aras Mezghich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Brahim Zitouni to strike the kick off in the second half. Oualid El Kebir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brahim Zitouni in the 57th minute of the match. Kasdi Medaci was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 60 minutes into the match. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ashton-under-Lyne United! Oualid El Kebir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brahim Zitouni in the 66th minute of the match. Toufik Ghozali could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Oualid El Kebir made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdallah Bentaala in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nabil Menia saved Tipton from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Tipton's Mounir Mamouni got a free kick in the 76th minute. Makhlouf Amrouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oualid El Kebir made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Idriss Bezzaz sent off a good shot on target. Nabil Menia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdallah Bentaala, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Oualid El Kebir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelatif El Ounès in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Idriss Bezzaz in the 91st minute of play forced Ashton-under-Lyne United's goalkeeper Oualid El Kebir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Tipton eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.