League

Tunbridge Wells Stad
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) Amine Meniri made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aksil Apap got free with Dida Tahar in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdechahid Horr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Dida Tahar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Jahid Ramdane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lakhdar Assad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tunbridge Wells's Mustapha Boubekeur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakhdar Assad in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Tunbridge Wells getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Sabri Baroudi hit a great ball. Lakhdar Assad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Mustapha Boubekeur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustapha Boubekeur didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amine Meniri went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Abdechahid Horr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Dida Tahar made a huge save. In the 37th minute Lakhdar Assad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustapha Boubekeur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dida Tahar made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Aksil Apap sent off a good shot on target. Tunbridge Wells's Mustapha Boubekeur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amine Meniri in the 44th minute of play. Sabri Baroudi charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sabri Baroudi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Tunbridge Wells getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Sabri Baroudi hit a great ball. If Amine Meniri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 49th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Mustapha Boubekeur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amine Meniri, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 56 minutes into the match, Tunbridge Wells's goalkeeper Mustapha Boubekeur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lakhdar Assad. Lakhdar Assad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Mustapha Boubekeur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdechahid Horr sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sabri Baroudi got his second yellow card in the match during the 71st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Sabri Baroudi kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Dida Tahar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdechahid Horr went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 80th minute, Amine Meniri fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The supporters of Pontefract booed when Tunbridge Wells was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taïeb Cavalli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 94th minute of the game. One of Tunbridge Wells:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pontefract:s goal. In the 96th minute there was a penalty for Pontefract. Wahid Boutella stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mustapha Boubekeur. 1-2. The Pontefract supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pontefract would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.