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Ashton Under Hill
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Houghton le Spring City's goalkeeper Fawzi Ben Khalidi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chahid Benboudaoud. Chahid Benboudaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzi Ben Khalidi having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Houghton le Spring City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bassim Salah fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 15th minute, Houghton le Spring City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Chahid Benboudaoud fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With his leg Fawzi Ben Khalidi managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when Ashton Under Hill's Chahid Benboudaoud fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 18 played minutes Houghton le Spring City got a freekick which was hit by Naoufel Fergani. Abdelfattah Sifi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Menad Bey went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Bassim Salah might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fawzi Ben Khalidi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bassim Salah ran back to his position shaking his head. Chahid Benboudaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzi Ben Khalidi having to interfere. After having played for 30 minutes, Abdelnasser Hamyane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Houghton le Spring City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelnasser Hamyane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 35 minutes into the match, Bassim Salah dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fawzi Ben Khalidi, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bassim Salah was the one to do the kick off. Houghton le Spring City's Fawzi Ben Khalidi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bassim Salah in the 51st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Houghton le Spring City's Abdelnasser Amraoui got a free kick in the 52nd minute. If Bassim Salah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Bassim Salah got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Houghton le Spring City's Fawzi Ben Khalidi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bassim Salah in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Ashton Under Hill's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abdelnasser Hamyane fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelnasser Hamyane in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdelfattah Sifi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Chahid Benboudaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ashton Under Hill's supporters rose to their feet, but Chahid Benboudaoud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fawzi Ben Khalidi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fawzi Ben Khalidi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bassim Salah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute of the match Elias Hammadouch sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fawzi Ben Khalidi skillfully saved the ball. Abdelnasser Hamyane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Abdelfattah Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Menad Bey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelfattah Sifi having to interfere. Abdelfattah Sifi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelnasser Hamyane, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Menad Bey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Abdelfattah Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.