League

Crayford Park
Spectators: 6727 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Crayford's Ghazi Sebihi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karim Kensi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Notting Hill Gate City's goal looked a bit too open when Ghazi Sebihi came free, but Karim Kensi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Notting Hill Gate City's Amad Abbas got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Notting Hill Gate City getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Madhi Maouch hit a great ball. A collision led to Notting Hill Gate City getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Baheyyi Boutabout hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ghazi Sebihi in the 20th minute of play forced Notting Hill Gate City's goalkeeper Karim Kensi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amad Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahfoud Mezali having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Amad Abbas 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. Ghazi Sebihi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Crayford getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Hafid Sermadji hit a great ball. In the 39th minute, Amad Abbas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mahfoud Mezali was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Madhi Maouch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahfoud Mezali having to interfere. Addas Tobbal was extremely unlucky when he, in the 45th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 48 minutes of play, Crayford's Achour Rodesli made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Karim Kensi was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ghazi Sebihi made a kick off. With a little luck, Crayford's Mahfoud Mezali got control of the ball when Amad Abbas tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 57 minutes, Amad Abbas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Notting Hill Gate City and the Crayford players grew even worse after the yellow card. Karim Kensi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Addas Tobbal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Addas Tobbal in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karim Kensi saved Notting Hill Gate City from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Notting Hill Gate City's zone, Addas Tobbal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Kensi came out of the goal and Addas Tobbal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Addas Tobbal in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karim Kensi saved Notting Hill Gate City from getting behind. Mahfoud Mezali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kaddour Firoud in the 85th minute of play. If Kaddour Firoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Addas Tobbal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Kensi having to interfere. Amad Abbas scored 3-2 in the 99th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mahfoud Mezali, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Crayford's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.