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Grasmere Park
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahaszzi Debbagh started the match with the kick off. If Hamza Rezkallah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th match minute, Grasmere FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saadi Ibrir to maneuver through the defense. Ahaszzi Debbagh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Westbourne FC's Assad Zeghdoud got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamza Rezkallah might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Idriss Mazi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamza Rezkallah ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the match, Westbourne FC's Ahaszzi Debbagh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Idriss Mazi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Cherif Boulebda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 23 minutes into the game, Hani Chaib was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Westbourne FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Grasmere FC the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Hani Chaib hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Westbourne FC's Bouzid Yacef got control of the ball when Nahil Serkadji tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 34 played minutes, Grasmere FC's Djelloul Kerfali shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bouzid Yacef came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grasmere FC reached it. Ahaszzi Debbagh received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Idriss Mazi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Hamza Rezkallah came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Westbourne FC 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 Hamza Rezkallah couldn't finish the play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Bouzid Yacef took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibrahim Khalef, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 61 played minutes Westbourne FC got a freekick which was hit by Bilal Boutella. Nahil Serkadji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Westbourne FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Marwan Fechtali hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Idriss Mazi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Idriss Mazi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahaszzi Debbagh's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Grasmere FC's Idriss Mazi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Grasmere FC from getting a goal against them. Bouzid Yacef made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ibrahim Khalef in the 79th minute of play. Rayan Cherfa's late challenge caught a Westbourne FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rayan Cherfa helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Grasmere FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Rayan Cherfa hit a great ball. In the 83rd minute, Hamza Rezkallah got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Grasmere FC's Idriss Mazi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahaszzi Debbagh in the 87th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marwan Fechtali during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Grasmere FC's Nahil Serkadji got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Westbourne FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.