League

Thatcham Stadium
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abbes Sellal got the match started through his kick off. Haroun Sabati charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Haroun Sabati the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Thatcham City getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Haroun Sabati hit a great ball. After 9 played minutes Aylsham got a freekick which was hit by Taïeb Tannoudji. Riad Ali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abbes Sellal's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Karim Gourion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anis Metref having to interfere. After 17 played minutes Aylsham got a freekick which was hit by Ayoub Messis. After 18 minutes of play, Thatcham City's Youssef Kahouadji made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Riad Ali was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Aylsham's Mourad Mezdad got a free kick in the 24th minute. Aylsham's Riad Ali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Aylsham from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, Karim Gourion 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. Amad Zaoui charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amad Zaoui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Thatcham City booed when Aylsham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amad Zaoui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amad Zaoui took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anis Metref. Anis Metref dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Riad Ali made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Youssef Kahouadji sent off a good shot on target. Brahim Zemirli charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Brahim Zemirli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Brahim Zemirli kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Gourion to strike the kick off in the second half. Rachid Belloumi 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. Abbes Sellal scored 2-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Riad Ali, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Youssef Kahouadji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amad Zaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Anis Metref tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Karim Gourion had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taïeb Tannoudji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anis Metref having to interfere. Karim Gourion charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Karim Gourion the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th match minute, Aylsham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Gourion to maneuver through the defense. Thatcham City's Abbes Sellal got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karim Gourion in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anis Metref saved Thatcham City from getting behind. Abbes Sellal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anis Metref was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Karim Gourion showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 97 minute of play. 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.