League

Newcastle-under-Lyme
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kader Halimi got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Oualid Messaoudi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Daho Zakaria sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Newcastle-under-Lyme FC's Abdelghafour Bentaala didn't even have to move. Abdelghafour Bentaala came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Kendal AFC's Jawed Mazouna. But to his dismay, Jawed Mazouna quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdelatif Harkouk in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdelghafour Bentaala saved Newcastle-under-Lyme FC from getting behind. Abdelatif Harkouk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelghafour Bentaala having to interfere. Baddi Benyamina came free with the goalkeeper in the 24th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Abderaouf Adjani could save by the left post. Abdelghafour Bentaala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelatif Harkouk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Newcastle-under-Lyme FC's Abdelghafour Bentaala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jawed Mazouna in the 37th minute of play. With his leg Abderaouf Adjani managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when Newcastle-under-Lyme FC's Baddi Benyamina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Abderaouf Adjani was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Khaled Adjani. Kendal AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Kader Halimi 45 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jawed Mazouna was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the match, Abdelatif Harkouk notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Newcastle-under-Lyme FC's Abdelghafour Bentaala. Abdelghafour Bentaala was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Newcastle-under-Lyme FC's Hacène Cerbah got a free kick in the 65th minute. Abdelatif Harkouk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Abdelghafour Bentaala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelghafour Bentaala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jawed Mazouna in the 69th minute of play. A collision led to Newcastle-under-Lyme FC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Oualid Messaoudi hit a great ball. Abdelatif Harkouk came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Abdelghafour Bentaala could save by the left post. 75 minutes into the match, Kendal AFC's Abdelatif Harkouk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdelghafour Bentaala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abdelatif Harkouk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdelghafour Bentaala having to make a save. In the 78th match minute, Newcastle-under-Lyme FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oualid Messaoudi to maneuver through the defense. If Abdelatif Harkouk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelatif Harkouk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelghafour Bentaala having to interfere. Newcastle-under-Lyme FC's Baddi Benyamina got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Newcastle-under-Lyme FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Kader Halimi hit a great ball. In the 94th minute, Rahal Saïb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abderaouf Adjani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baddi Benyamina in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Kendal AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.