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Helston
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Malek Kheyari got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Southwark United booed when Helston United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moulay Guessoum didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th match minute, Helston United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moulay Guessoum to maneuver through the defense. Saadi Kacha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 10th match minute, Southwark United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahasz Mazi to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th match minute Kassel Megharia ran free in the middle of the field and shot a long shot which scored behind a totally surprised Balwa Merbah. 1-0. Saadi Kacha 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. Southwark United's Balwa Merbah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kylian Allam in the 17th minute of play. Saadi Kacha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Balwa Merbah read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Malek Kheyari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Hassen Assam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rayan Fergani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hassen Assam having to make a save. In the 41st minute, Rayan Fergani 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 Southwark United's Malek Kheyari in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Helston United's goalie prevented a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kylian Allam to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Helston United's goalkeeper Hassen Assam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Saadi Kacha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Balwa Merbah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kylian Allam in the 58th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saadi Kacha in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Balwa Merbah saved Southwark United from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Moulay Guessoum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdelatif Zakaria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 minutes of play, Helston United's Saadi Kacha made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Balwa Merbah was left in no man's land by his defense there! Afsahi Douibi kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Southwark United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kassel Megharia was slow to take the kick. During this time Helston United's players had a chance to rest. In the 89th minute Malek Kheyari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hassen Assam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hassen Assam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malek Kheyari in the 91st minute of play. When Saadi Kacha came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Helston United 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 Saadi Kacha couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Helston United fans cheered their team off the field, for while Southwark United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.