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Steeple Claydon Park
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) Abdelatif Zakaria charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelatif Zakaria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abdelatif Zakaria hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Rayan Fergani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Rayan Fergani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Southwark United's Rayan Fergani in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Steeple Claydon FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute, Tarek Guellil fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Balwa Merbah, passed just outside the right post. Tahar Khelaifia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rayan Fergani in the 24th minute of play. If Abderrahmane Adjimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abderrahmane Adjimi struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Balwa Merbah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Steeple Claydon FC. In the 41st match minute, Southwark United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelatif Zakaria to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Southwark United's goal looked a bit too open when Abderrahmane Adjimi came free, but Balwa Merbah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Malek Kheyari stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rayan Fergani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Rayan Fergani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abderrahmane Adjimi in the 69th minute of play forced Southwark United's goalkeeper Balwa Merbah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Balwa Merbah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarek Guellil, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute Tarek Guellil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Balwa Merbah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tahar Khelaifia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malek Kheyari, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 85 minutes into the game, Southwark United's Rayan Fergani nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tahar Khelaifia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Steeple Claydon FC's zone, Malek Kheyari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tahar Khelaifia came out of the goal and Malek Kheyari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd minute, Tarek Guellil 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. Steeple Claydon FC's Abderrahmane Adjimi got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Malek Kheyari reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tahar Khelaifia. The goal made the score 0-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Southwark United eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.