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Match Report
Lightwater
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Lightwater booed when Hemel Hempstead was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hassan Banou Attyya didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Chamseddine Brahmia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Buzid Zidane was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Buzid Zidane successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Lightwater's Chamseddine Brahmia got a free kick in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Hemel Hempstead's goalkeeper Buzid Zidane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Achraf Mezdad. Chamseddine Brahmia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Buzid Zidane came out and tried to block the shot, but Chamseddine Brahmia slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lightwater's zone, Ales Mammeri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zoheir Belmellat came out of the goal and Ales Mammeri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Achraf Mezdad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Hemel Hempstead getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Hassan Banou Attyya hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lightwater's Chamseddine Brahmia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Buzid Zidane. That made the score 2-0 after 33 minutes of play. If Bouabdellah Ramdani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zoheir Belmellat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ales Mammeri in the 37th minute of the match. A collision led to Lightwater getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Abderrahim El Ounès hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chamseddine Brahmia made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Lightwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamid Zouba to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Lightwater getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Hamid Zouba hit a great ball. 55 minutes into the match, Hemel Hempstead's Chérif Belmadi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. A collision led to Hemel Hempstead getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Hassan Banou Attyya hit a great ball. Lightwater's Zoheir Belmellat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ales Mammeri in the 60th minute of play. Buzid Zidane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chamseddine Brahmia, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Buzid Zidane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achraf Mezdad in the 66th minute of play. Chamseddine Brahmia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Buzid Zidane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Benchenaa charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rachid Benchenaa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thanks to some nice moves Bouabdellah Ramdani could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Zoheir Belmellat however easily saved by the left post. Achraf Mezdad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Buzid Zidane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chamseddine Brahmia in the 88th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ales Mammeri in the 91st minute of play forced Lightwater's goalkeeper Zoheir Belmellat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hemel Hempstead's Buzid Zidane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chamseddine Brahmia in the 93rd minute of play.
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