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Holmer Green
Spectators: 6746 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Muhammad Derbouz kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Aflawas Kaci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Holmer Green AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Parbold the free kick. Aflawas Kaci kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After 8 minutes of play, Holmer Green AFC's Badr Jeanson made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bassim Mansouri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zidan Saadane hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Badr Jeanson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Bassim Mansouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th play minute Badr Jeanson came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bassim Mansouri. 2-0. 19 minutes into the game, Badr Jeanson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Bassim Mansouri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ishak Oulhaci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad Derbouz in the 29th minute of play forced Holmer Green AFC's goalkeeper Mohamed El Kounya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Issan Dhyab fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bassim Mansouri having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Safy Aïssaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Parbold's Abdelhamid Massi broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Muhammad Derbouz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Muhammad Derbouz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Issan Dhyab fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bassim Mansouri having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Parbold's zone, Badr Jeanson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bassim Mansouri came out of the goal and Badr Jeanson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Issan Dhyab to strike the kick off in the second half. Mohamed El Kounya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muhammad Derbouz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Parbold's Mamaar Djeballi got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute, Cherif Medjoudj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Muhammad Derbouz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bassim Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Issan Dhyab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Issan Dhyab fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bassim Mansouri having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Parbold's zone, Safy Aïssaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bassim Mansouri came out of the goal and Safy Aïssaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zidan Saadane kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Bassim Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issan Dhyab in the 90th minute of the match. Muhammad Derbouz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Mohamed El Kounya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Holmer Green AFC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.