League

Chorlton Park
Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) Bayna Morceli made the kick off and thus started the match. Farouk Menad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nassim Piaf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Chorlton City booed when Stowmarket AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faouzi Mihoubi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yidir Ghoumari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farouk Menad having to interfere. Tarik Yataghen hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yidir Ghoumari in the 19th minute of play forced Chorlton City's goalkeeper Farouk Menad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tarik Kraouche hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Nassim Piaf received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Farouk Menad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chorlton City's Tarik Yataghen got his second yellow card of the match in the 22nd minute. The referee ordered Tarik Yataghen off the ground. After a rather tough play, Chorlton City's Tarik Yataghen got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Stowmarket AFC's Yidir Ghoumari got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Yidir Ghoumari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 30 minutes into the match, Yidir Ghoumari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Farouk Menad. Chorlton City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yidir Ghoumari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bayna Morceli kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Hafs Kazi struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Meziane Menad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chorlton City. Yidir Ghoumari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nassim Piaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nassim Piaf to make the kick off. A hard shot 52 in the game by Nassim Piaf from a close distance when the talented Farouk Menad managed to make a qualified save. Chorlton City's players were relieved. 56 minutes in the game, Nassim Piaf fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Farouk Menad having to interfere. In the 58th minute Azzouz Amri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meziane Menad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 59 minutes, Azzouz Amri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chorlton City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Azzouz Amri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Azzouz Amri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Stowmarket AFC's zone, Hafs Kazi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Meziane Menad came out of the goal and Hafs Kazi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 68th minute, Nassim Piaf 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. In the 76th minute, Amzar Kholt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Azzouz Amri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Meziane Menad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute Azzouz Amri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meziane Menad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute Nassim Piaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farouk Menad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farouk Menad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nassim Piaf, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Faouzi Mihoubi charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faouzi Mihoubi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Faouzi Mihoubi hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 91st minute Nassim Piaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farouk Menad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Yidir Ghoumari 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. With a little luck, Chorlton City's Farouk Menad got control of the ball when Yidir Ghoumari tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yidir Ghoumari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farouk Menad having to interfere. Abderrahmane Messaoudi kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Yidir Ghoumari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stowmarket AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yidir Ghoumari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farouk Menad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.