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Barnsley
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nadir Kourichi started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Rabah Sifi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 4 minutes into the match, Bingley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fouhad Bensaïd came free, but Abou Bakr Benzine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Barnsley's Fouhad Bensaïd dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Farès Brahimi hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 22nd minute, Nadir Kourichi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Youssef Haddadj was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Youssef Haddadj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadir Kourichi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute Nadir Kourichi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Youssef Haddadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Barnsley's zone, Samy Diafat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Youssef Haddadj came out of the goal and Samy Diafat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Barnsley's Boudjemaa Zane got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barnsley's goalkeeper Youssef Haddadj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes into the game, Bingley FC's Hamza Belkhadem nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Youssef Haddadj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Fouhad Bensaïd took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Abou Bakr Benzine to make any attempt to save it. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Fouhad Bensaïd made the kick off in the second half. Bingley FC's Abou Bakr Benzine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boudjemaa Zane in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Fouhad Bensaïd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abou Bakr Benzine was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Abou Bakr Benzine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fouhad Bensaïd in the 57th minute of play. Fouhad Bensaïd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abou Bakr Benzine having to interfere. Hamza Belkhadem could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Youssef Haddadj made a huge save. Bingley FC's Abou Bakr Benzine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fouhad Bensaïd in the 69th minute of play. Bingley FC's Hamza Belkhadem got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bingley FC's Nadir Kourichi got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Hamza Belkhadem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Bingley FC booed when Barnsley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zouhir Guellil didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 79th minute, Barnsley's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hamza Belkhadem fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A collision led to Barnsley getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Akatelaji Allahoum hit a great ball. Hamza Belkhadem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Youssef Haddadj having to make a save. In the 86th minute, Zidan Deghmani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.