League

Ilfracombe
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) Ilfracombe's Rezki Bahari started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Rezki Bahari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raïd Aboulker was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Fouad Djamel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Gebril Otman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Mouloud Mazouni made a precise shot to the right of Gebril Otman. Ilfracombe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After having played for 18 minutes, Amar Cherrad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ilfracombe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amar Cherrad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 19 played minutes Ormskirk got a freekick which was hit by Naoufel Zemmam. If Fouad Djamel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the match, Ormskirk's goal looked a bit too open when Rezki Bahari came free, but Raïd Aboulker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rezki Bahari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fouad Djamel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39thth minute of the game Fouad Djamel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ilfracombe's Gebril Otman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gebril Otman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fouad Djamel in the 41st minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fouad Djamel to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fouad Djamel in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gebril Otman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 57th minute of the match Rayan Boumezrag sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gebril Otman skillfully saved the ball. Anouar Mhenni charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anouar Mhenni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 57th minute, Anouar Mhenni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Amar Cherrad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Raïd Aboulker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Fouad Djamel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ormskirk's supporters rose to their feet, but Fouad Djamel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gebril Otman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mouloud Mazouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Gebril Otman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute Fouad Djamel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gebril Otman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gebril Otman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fouad Djamel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ilfracombe getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Anouar Mhenni hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fouad Djamel in the 84th minute of play forced Ilfracombe's goalkeeper Gebril Otman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ilfracombe's zone, Mouloud Mazouni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gebril Otman came out of the goal and Mouloud Mazouni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mouloud Mazouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute, Raouf Hadjadj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute, Mouloud Mazouni 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. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.