League

Billericay
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) Anthar Sam made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th match minute, Billericay AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nawfel Djahnine to maneuver through the defense. In the 5th minute of the match Sahrane Aribi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sabri Benattia skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 7 minutes, Rayan Zaghouane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Billericay AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rayan Zaghouane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aziz Merniz during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 8th match minute, Haydock AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aziz Merniz to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Anthar Sam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Labib Achoui was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Salaheddine Kerrouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Souad Zouaoui struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Sabri Benattia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haydock AFC. Souad Lemoui charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Souad Lemoui the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Haydock AFC's Souad Lemoui got a free kick in the 30th minute. If Rayan Zaghouane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belkheir Fadela kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Salaheddine Kerrouche was the one to do the kick off. When Rayan Zaghouane came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Billericay AFC 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 Rayan Zaghouane couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthar Sam in the 68th minute of play forced Haydock AFC's goalkeeper Labib Achoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 70 minutes of play, Haydock AFC's Souad Zouaoui made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sabri Benattia was left in no man's land by his defense there! 74 minutes into the game, one of Haydock AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Anis Lammari placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Labib Achoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rayan Zaghouane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anthar Sam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Rayan Zaghouane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Labib Achoui was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Belkheir Fadela charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Belkheir Fadela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Belkheir Fadela hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Labib Achoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rayan Zaghouane in the 83rd minute of play. Anthar Sam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Labib Achoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Aziz Merniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 98 minutes Haydock AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Anis Lammari who took care of the corner kick. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Haydock AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.