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Castletown Park
Spectators: 6749 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anas Saâdani started the match with the kick off. Afalawas Ramdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Zaghrani, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th minute Anas Saâdani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afalawas Ramdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Castletown United's Afalawas Ramdani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anas Saâdani in the 6th minute of play. Saber Ahmed kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Makhlouf Aounellah was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 9th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Driss Boutabout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Afalawas Ramdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the match, Castletown United's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Zaghrani came free, but Afalawas Ramdani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Anas Saâdani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Afalawas Ramdani. Castletown United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anas Saâdani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Seddik Benbrahim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ismaïl Kaci Said having to make a save. When Seddik Benbrahim came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Castletown 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 Seddik Benbrahim couldn't finish the play. Afalawas Ramdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Zaghrani, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Omar Zaghrani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anas Saâdani in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Afalawas Ramdani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Saber Ahmed hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Afalawas Ramdani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anas Saâdani went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Seddik Benbrahim to strike the kick off in the second half. Khaled Benikhlef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismaïl Kaci Said having to interfere. Khaled Benikhlef struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Ismaïl Kaci Said didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Castletown United. In the 63rd minute Khaled Benikhlef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismaïl Kaci Said saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ismaïl Kaci Said stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Seddik Benbrahim's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After 75 minutes, Wellen Cherrad mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Castletown United and the Oswaldtwistle City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes Castletown United got a freekick which was hit by Wellen Cherrad. In the 77th minute, Anas Saâdani fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anas Saâdani in the 80th minute of play forced Castletown United's goalkeeper Afalawas Ramdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Driss Boutabout kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Oswaldtwistle City! The referee gave Castletown United a penalty, 91 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Makhlouf Mazi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Oswaldtwistle City's Ismaïl Kaci Said. 1-3. A hard shot 97 in the game by Omar Zaghrani from a close distance when the talented Afalawas Ramdani managed to make a qualified save. Castletown United's players were relieved. The Castletown United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Oswaldtwistle City's performance. The match ended with a win for Oswaldtwistle City.