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Cleator Moor
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anaba El Ouazzani started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Chadli Bouziane was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Golcar AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cleator Moor FC the free kick. Amawal Zakaria didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sofiane Abid went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Amawal Zakaria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anaba El Ouazzani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amattaken Moumen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Halouadji having to interfere. Anaba El Ouazzani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fahim Saboundji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Halouadji having to interfere. Maamar Ouadah was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 26th minute. Cleator Moor FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Fahim Saboundji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Golcar AFC's goalkeeper Ahmed Halouadji, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ahmed Halouadji made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fahim Saboundji in the 33rd minute of play. Maamar Ouadah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Sofiane Abid came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Golcar AFC 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 Sofiane Abid couldn't finish the play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fahim Saboundji to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Cleator Moor FC's Zoubir Amri got a free kick in the 53rd minute. If Sofiane Abid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amawal Zakaria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anaba El Ouazzani, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Addas El Kounya charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Addas El Kounya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 58 minutes into the game, one of Golcar AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ahmed Halouadji had in the 61stth minute some difficulties stopping Nordine Kermali's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Ahmed Halouadji made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maamar Ouadah in the 65th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abderrahmane Ben Khalidi during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sofiane Abid scored 1-2 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amawal Zakaria, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ahmed Halouadji showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fahim Saboundji, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 87 minutes into the match, Sofiane Abid notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Cleator Moor FC's Amawal Zakaria. Amawal Zakaria was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Maamar Ouadah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Halouadji having to interfere. In the 96th minute Fahim Saboundji shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Halouadji saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fahim Saboundji in the 97th minute of play forced Golcar AFC's goalkeeper Ahmed Halouadji to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 99 minutes into the match, Golcar AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Maamar Ouadah came free, but Ahmed Halouadji reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Golcar AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Golcar AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.