League

Stoneleigh
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lamine Zaghidour kicked off to start the match. Badda Dahou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lamine Zaghidour in the 4th minute of the match. Bilal Boufroura hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Moïse Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ayache Nasri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mokhtar Liegeon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Mokhtar Liegeon made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Ayache Nasri sent off a good shot on target. If Ayache Nasri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute Hacène Menia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Badda Dahou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Lamine Zaghidour left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hardwick City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Moïse Madjer kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Hacène Menia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

If Lamine Zaghidour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mokhtar Liegeon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayache Nasri in the 58th minute of the match. Moïse Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hardwick City's goalkeeper Mokhtar Liegeon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Stoneleigh United's Badda Dahou got control of the ball when Hacène Menia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Moïse Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Badda Dahou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lamine Zaghidour, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. If Hacène Menia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hacène Menia made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 72ndth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Badda Dahou would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. With his leg Badda Dahou managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Hardwick City's Hacène Menia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayache Nasri in the 82nd minute of play forced Hardwick City's goalkeeper Mokhtar Liegeon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liamine Khennane's late challenge caught a Hardwick City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Liamine Khennane helped the player get up and apologised. Stoneleigh United:s Badda Dahou showed great skill when he stopped Abdellah Mazzid:s penalty. In the 95th minute, Bilal Boufroura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 98 minutes into the match, Hardwick City's Lamine Zaghidour sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Badda Dahou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stoneleigh United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hardwick City for a fine match.