League

Lightwater
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Azziz Oulhaci got the match started through his kick off. Achraf Mezdad's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rayan Lacen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Lightwater's Zoheir Belmellat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azziz Oulhaci in the 10th minute of play. Zoheir Belmellat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amzar Abdelmoumene in the 16th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Botley City's goal looked a bit too open when Chamseddine Brahmia came free, but Rayan Lacen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zoheir Belmellat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azziz Oulhaci in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amzar Abdelmoumene in the 23rd minute of play forced Lightwater's goalkeeper Zoheir Belmellat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Achraf Mezdad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lightwater's Zoheir Belmellat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azziz Oulhaci in the 33rd minute of play. Zoheir Belmellat stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Azziz Oulhaci's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Botley City's zone, Achraf Mezdad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rayan Lacen came out of the goal and Achraf Mezdad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd match minute, Lightwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abderrahim El Ounès to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th match minute, Lightwater was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achraf Mezdad to maneuver through the defense. When Amzar Abdelmoumene came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Botley City 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 Amzar Abdelmoumene couldn't finish the play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chamseddine Brahmia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Abderrahim El Ounès shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rayan Lacen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Azziz Oulhaci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, Amzar Abdelmoumene 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. Chamseddine Brahmia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amzar Abdelmoumene got free with Zoheir Belmellat in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zoheir Belmellat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amzar Abdelmoumene in the 62nd minute. Chamseddine Brahmia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rayan Lacen having to interfere. When Hadj Amara fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Botley City's protests and gave Hadj Amara a yellow card for diving instead. Rayan Lacen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chamseddine Brahmia in the 88th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Lightwater's Achraf Mezdad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rayan Lacen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rayan Lacen 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 92nd minute. 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.