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Barkingside Park
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Buba Kerrache made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes, Barkingside's Tedj Guendouz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hafs Abdelkrim came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Barkingside reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zouhir Kheyari in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hafs Abdelkrim saved Leicester from getting behind. Oussama Mohamed took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dari Soumati. Dari Soumati dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oussama Mohamed in the 13th minute of play forced Barkingside's goalkeeper Dari Soumati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Sofyane Meriem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Barkingside's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leicester the free kick. A collision led to Barkingside getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Sofyane Meriem hit a great ball. Dari Soumati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oussama Mohamed, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sofyane Meriem was shown his second yellow card after 25 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Sofyane Meriem kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Oussama Mohamed managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leicester's supporters rose to their feet, but Oussama Mohamed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dari Soumati breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Krim Firoud came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Barkingside 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 Krim Firoud couldn't finish the play. Hafs Abdelkrim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Krim Firoud in the 35th minute. Krim Firoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafs Abdelkrim having to interfere. After having played for 38 minutes, Amine Amraoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barkingside's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amine Amraoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Krim Firoud might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hafs Abdelkrim. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Krim Firoud ran back to his position shaking his head.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Krim Firoud made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Krim Firoud 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. Mouloud Zouba's late challenge caught a Leicester's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mouloud Zouba helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th minute, Mouloud Zouba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute, Leicester's Buba Kerrache ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dari Soumati. Dari Soumati yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. Dari Soumati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Buba Kerrache in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th minute, Buba Kerrache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 0-4 became the score in the 73rd minute when Buba Kerrache elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Leicester's Hafs Abdelkrim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krim Firoud in the 76th minute of play. After 81 minutes of play, Barkingside's Krim Firoud made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hafs Abdelkrim was left in no man's land by his defense there! Krim Firoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafs Abdelkrim having to interfere. Zouhir Kheyari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafs Abdelkrim having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Leicester had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.