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Ferryton
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hicham Abdelghani kicked off to start the match. Sofyane Djebar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hicham Abdelghani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Krim Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Hicham Abdelghani came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Ferryton 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 Hicham Abdelghani couldn't finish the play. St.Bees's Sofyane Djebar got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sofyane Djebar struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Amine Amirouche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for St.Bees. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sofyane Djebar in the 19th minute of play forced Ferryton's goalkeeper Amine Amirouche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, St.Bees was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amellal Semghouni to maneuver through the defense. 29 minutes into the match, Hicham Abdelghani dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Krim Ali, 1-1. Mohand El Karimi's late challenge caught a St.Bees's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohand El Karimi helped the player get up and apologised. Ferryton's Amine Amirouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yazid Guessoum in the 32nd minute of play. Yazid Guessoum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amine Amirouche having to interfere. Hassan Bendissari in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Krim Ali, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hicham Abdelghani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krim Ali having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Abdel Karim Baïri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yazid Guessoum made a kick off. The supporters of Ferryton booed when St.Bees was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdel Karim Baïri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelatif Amri took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Krim Ali. St.Bees's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 61st minute, Hicham Abdelghani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ferryton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. If Hassan Bendissari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yazid Guessoum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ferryton's Yassine Zeggaï got a free kick in the 77th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Sofyane Djebar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. St.Bees's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sofyane Djebar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 93 minutes, Yazid Guessoum managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. St.Bees's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yazid Guessoum was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sofyane Djebar struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Amine Amirouche didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for St.Bees. In the 96th minute, Semah Bilal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. St.Bees's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.