League

Hickling Stadium
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) Hickling's Khaled Bahmane 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. When Kacem Horr came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Yeadon United 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 Kacem Horr couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Hickling defense, Mohamed El Kounya kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abdel Belhadj. The Hickling fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abdel Belhadj should have stopped the shot. Yeadon United's Mounir Touati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khaled Bahmane in the 11th minute of play. Khaled Tannoudji kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Abdel Belhadj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kacem Horr, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Madin Mezair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oualid Cherif hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Yeadon United's Kacem Horr got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abdel Belhadj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kacem Horr, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kacem Horr in the 29th minute of play forced Hickling's goalkeeper Abdel Belhadj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpected shot in the 32nd minute by Dida Dennane got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Dida Dennane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dida Dennane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed El Kounya recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

If Kacem Horr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Madin Mezair fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hickling's protests and gave Madin Mezair a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Yeadon United booed when Hickling was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madin Mezair didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kacem Horr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Abdel Belhadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute of the match Khaled Tannoudji shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mounir Touati showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After having played for 81 minutes, Kacem Horr managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yeadon United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kacem Horr was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Yeadon United getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Kacem Horr hit a great ball. 90 minutes into the match, Yeadon United's goal looked a bit too open when Dida Dennane came free, but Mounir Touati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Khaled Bahmane in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mounir Touati prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Mohamed El Kounya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yeadon United's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed El Kounya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdel Belhadj breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yeadon United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.