League

Weir
Spectators: 6738 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Khaled Saâdi started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Weir United's goalkeeper Bekathen Abid, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Addlestone's goalkeeper Malek Sennaoui, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fadi Dhyab scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Malek Sennaoui, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramzi Nasro in the 11th minute of play forced Weir United's goalkeeper Bekathen Abid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the game, Ilian Ziani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Weir United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Addlestone the free kick. Khaled Saâdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Bekathen Abid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bekathen Abid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bakdid Ahmed in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute Addlestone were awarded a corner. Khalil Khelfellah went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Khalil Khelfellah got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bekathen Abid quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ramzy Faudel might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Malek Sennaoui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ramzy Faudel ran back to his position shaking his head. When Ramzy Faudel came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Weir 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 Ramzy Faudel couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Ramzy Faudel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Weir United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramzy Faudel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Malek Sennaoui breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 36 minutes of play, Weir United's Fadi Dhyab made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Malek Sennaoui was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Weir United's zone, Khaled Saâdi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bekathen Abid came out of the goal and Khaled Saâdi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Bakezda Aggoune managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Addlestone's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bakezda Aggoune was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Bakezda Aggoune had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ramzy Faudel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Khaled Saâdi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bekathen Abid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bakezda Aggoune's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Bekathen Abid skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bekathen Abid was a little too slow when Khaled Saâdi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 2-1. In the 58th match minute, Addlestone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Driss Sandjak to maneuver through the defense. Ramzi Nasro's late challenge caught a Weir United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramzi Nasro helped the player get up and apologised. Malek Sennaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramzy Faudel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fadi Dhyab in the 64th minute of play forced Addlestone's goalkeeper Malek Sennaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bakezda Aggoune received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Bekathen Abid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khaled Saâdi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bekathen Abid read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Addlestone's Khaled Saâdi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bekathen Abid. That made the score 2-2 after 71 minutes of play. 80 minutes into the match, Weir United's goal looked a bit too open when Khaled Saâdi came free, but Bekathen Abid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Bakdid Ahmed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Addlestone's Malek Sennaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramzy Faudel in the 83rd minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 88th minute of the game. One of Weir United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Addlestone:s goal. When the match had been going on for 90 minutes, Addlestone's Khalil Khelfellah got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Bekathen Abid. Bakezda Aggoune received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Bekathen Abid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Weir United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Addlestone's performance. The match ended with a win for Addlestone.