League

Salcombe
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sofiane Bouzina started the match with the kick off. Mebarek Maghili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Idir Sahraoui having to interfere. Idir Sahraoui came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Salcombe United's Said Moussaoui. But to his dismay, Said Moussaoui quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Lounès Baroudi kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Mebarek Maghili kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Idir Sahraoui. That made the score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. Akar Belkacem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akawel Mehenni in the 17th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Akawel Mehenni left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chorleywood AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. If Said Moussaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 28 minutes, Bakir Benhabiles mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Salcombe United and the Chorleywood AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes Salcombe United got a freekick which was hit by Bakir Benhabiles. Mebarek Maghili fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Idir Sahraoui having to interfere. Idir Sahraoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mebarek Maghili in the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Said Moussaoui 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. The Salcombe United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Chorleywood AFC were winning 2-3.

After having played for 52 minutes, Sofiane Bouzina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chorleywood AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sofiane Bouzina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Said Moussaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Idir Sahraoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute Mebarek Maghili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Idir Sahraoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Salcombe United's goalkeeper Akar Belkacem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Akawel Mehenni. 64 minutes into the match, Chorleywood AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Mebarek Maghili came free, but Idir Sahraoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akawel Mehenni took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Akar Belkacem. Akar Belkacem dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Idir Sahraoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Said Moussaoui in the 70th minute of play. In the 78th play minute Akawel Mehenni came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Akar Belkacem. 2-5. Sofiane Bouzina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akar Belkacem having to interfere. Akawel Mehenni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Akar Belkacem made a huge save. Idir Sahraoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Said Moussaoui in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute Said Moussaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Idir Sahraoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Chorleywood AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.