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Birmingham Selly Oak
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Birmingham Selly Oak City's Abdelmalik Dali Bey started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Tahar Draï hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdelhafid Abdessalam struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Fahd Merniz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Birmingham Selly Oak City. When Yacoub Djenia, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 8 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Bendjedid Akvayli was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. 10 minutes into the match, Birmingham Selly Oak City's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Metidji came free, but Bendjedid Akvayli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Abdelmalik Dali Bey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute Abdelmalik Dali Bey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fahd Merniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelhafid Abdessalams short, quick shot in the 19thth minute got Fahd Merniz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Boubekeur El Annabi charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boubekeur El Annabi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Boubekeur El Annabi kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 28th minute of the match Abdessalem Kouici shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bendjedid Akvayli showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fahd Merniz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelhafid Abdessalam in the 32nd minute. Yacoub Djenia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Bendjedid Akvayli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bendjedid Akvayli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yacoub Djenia's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. If Hamid Metidji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Yacoub Djenia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Helsby's Yacoub Djenia in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Birmingham Selly Oak City's goalie prevented a goal. When Yacoub Djenia came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Helsby 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 Yacoub Djenia couldn't finish the play. Fahd Merniz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abdelmalik Dali Bey showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 48 minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yacoub Djenia made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Madjer Benikhlef 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. 55 minutes into the game, Yacoub Boumedienne was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Helsby's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Birmingham Selly Oak City the free kick. In the 55th minute, Yacoub Boumedienne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yacoub Djenia in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bendjedid Akvayli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Birmingham Selly Oak City's defense didn't have a chance, in the 68th minute, when Yacoub Djenia scored to the left of an out of position Bendjedid Akvayli, making the score, 2-1. Fahd Merniz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelhafid Abdessalam in the 73rd minute of the match. Helsby's Yacoub Boumedienne got his second yellow card of the match in the 74th minute. The referee ordered Yacoub Boumedienne off the ground. After a rather tough play, Helsby's Yacoub Boumedienne got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelmalik Dali Bey in the 77th minute of play forced Helsby's goalkeeper Fahd Merniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Abdelhafid Abdessalam notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Helsby's Fahd Merniz. Fahd Merniz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Abdelmalik Dali Bey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fahd Merniz was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 85 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Abdelhafid Abdessalam sped through Helsby's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fahd Merniz. The supporters of Birmingham Selly Oak City booed when Helsby was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tahar Draï didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Birmingham Selly Oak City had won after a very even match.