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Belper Stadium
Spectators: 6757 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Azzedine Saïfi kicked off to start the match. Nouara Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Nabil having to interfere. A collision led to Belper United getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Kader Barbarossa hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Belper United's Belkheir Bensaoula got a free kick in the 12th minute. After 13 played minutes, Balsall Common's Dida Ferrah shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ismaïl Soumati came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Balsall Common reached it. In the 14th minute, Abdelhalim Bencherif hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Azzedine Saïfi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 16 played minutes Belper United got a freekick which was hit by Kader Barbarossa. After having played for 32 minutes, Tayeb Abbas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Belper United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tayeb Abbas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Balsall Common's goalkeeper Faouzi Nabil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sofiane Yahia hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aydril Khelfellah in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ismaïl Soumati saved Belper United from getting behind. Belper United's Ismaïl Soumati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aydril Khelfellah in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Belper United's goalkeeper Ismaïl Soumati, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Maarouf Benguedoudj kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Nouara Soltani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Faouzi Nabil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, Balsall Common's goal looked a bit too open when Nouara Soltani came free, but Faouzi Nabil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sofiane Yahia during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sofiane Yahia kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Belper United's goalkeeper Ismaïl Soumati, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azzedine Saïfi in the 72nd minute of play forced Belper United's goalkeeper Ismaïl Soumati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Nouara Soltani notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Balsall Common's Faouzi Nabil. Faouzi Nabil was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 84th minute, Kader Barbarossa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Balsall Common's Brahim Madouni was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ismaïl Soumati in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 92nd minute, Tayeb Abbas 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. When the referee ended the match the Belper United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.