League

Birkdale Park
Spectators: 6720 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jussef Boumezrag took the kick off in the first half of the match. Labib Hammou's late challenge caught a Birkdale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Labib Hammou helped the player get up and apologised. Labib Hammou kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. The supporters of Bragarnik booed when Birkdale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jussef Boumezrag didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kheireddine Oudin kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th minute of the match Bakir Zeghni shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adid Besseghir showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With his leg Fawzi Zouccal managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Birkdale's Rafik Chaouche fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Smail Fergani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adid Besseghir having to make a save. Abdelkader El Hadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Adid Besseghir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adid Besseghir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Smail Fergani went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 1-1 became the score in the 29th minute when Rafik Chaouche elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Rafik Chaouche managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birkdale's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafik Chaouche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fawzi Zouccal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fawzi Zouccal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jussef Boumezrag, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute Smail Fergani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adid Besseghir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Bragarnik booed when Birkdale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reda Selmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Abdelkader El Hadi notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Birkdale's Adid Besseghir. Adid Besseghir was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Smail Fergani made the kick off in the second half. Bragarnik's Fawzi Zouccal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafik Chaouche in the 55th minute of play. Fawzi Zouccal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafik Chaouche in the 60th minute of the match. Fawzi Zouccal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafik Chaouche in the 65th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Birkdale's Jussef Boumezrag nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fawzi Zouccal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Rafik Chaouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzi Zouccal having to interfere. Rafik Chaouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bragarnik's Smail Fergani got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adid Besseghir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Smail Fergani went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. In the 90th match minute, Bragarnik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Safi El Ghazi to maneuver through the defense. Nassim Ouennadi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fawzi Zouccal. Bragarnik's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Fawzi Zouccal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jussef Boumezrag, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.