League

Haverhill
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Pickering's Oualid El Kettani got control of the ball when Hacène Beaufort tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ghanim Bendissari kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Haverhill United's goal looked a bit too open when Abdellatif Zahouania came free, but Malek Halimi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Abdellatif Zahouania shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malek Halimi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oualid El Kettani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Larbi Baroudi in the 19th minute of the match. After 21 played minutes Haverhill United got a freekick which was hit by Abdelkrim Ulansi. After 22 played minutes Abdellatif Dahleb shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Haverhill United's Malek Halimi to catch but Abdellatif Dahleb was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Kaci Hamrouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Larbi Baroudi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hacène Beaufort could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Oualid El Kettani made a huge save. In the 36th minute, Kaci Hamrouche 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. 37 minutes into the game, one of Haverhill United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Haverhill United:s Malek Halimi showed great skill when he stopped Abdellatif Dahleb:s penalty. If Hacène Beaufort had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Larbi Baroudi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Haverhill United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pickering were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdellatif Zahouania was the one to do the kick off. 63 minutes into the match, Haverhill United's goalkeeper Malek Halimi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kaci Hamrouche. Malek Halimi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdellatif Zahouania in the 65th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Abdellatif Zahouania notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Haverhill United's Malek Halimi. Malek Halimi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hacène Beaufort fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oualid El Kettani having to interfere. Malek Halimi made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Kaci Hamrouche sent off a good shot on target. Malek Halimi was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Abdellatif Zahouania capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abdellatif Zahouania really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Kaci Hamrouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malek Halimi having to interfere. Oualid El Kettani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Larbi Baroudi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Abdellatif Zahouania was extremely unlucky when he, in the 86th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The supporters of Haverhill United booed when Pickering was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdeldjalil Cherfa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oualid El Kettani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hacène Beaufort, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kaci Hamrouche came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Pickering 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 Kaci Hamrouche couldn't finish the play.