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Grange-over-Sands St
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Iher Djenane got the match started through his kick off. Farouk Sellami charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Farouk Sellami the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th minute, Farouk Sellami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, Radcliffe's Fathi Banou Attyya broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sahrane Belkhadem in the 10th minute of play forced Grange-over-Sands's goalkeeper Anis Cerbah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Iher Djenane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Iher Djenane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lamine Maghili was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Grange-over-Sands defense, Sahrane Belkhadem kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anis Cerbah. The Grange-over-Sands fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anis Cerbah should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Grange-over-Sands booed when Radcliffe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salih Baltadji didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 24 minutes Radcliffe's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ayachi Aïn Madhi who took care of the corner kick. Ayachi Aïn Madhi made a great header on Grange-over-Sands's corner, it was just that Radcliffe's Lamine Maghili managed to reach the ball for a save. After 25 played minutes Radcliffe got a freekick which was hit by Fathi Banou Attyya. After 27 played minutes Radcliffe got a freekick which was hit by Seddik Fellahi. Radcliffe's Lamine Maghili proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Radcliffe from getting a goal against them. Iher Djenane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Lamine Maghili tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lamine Maghili was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Iher Djenane showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 32 minute of play. Tayeb Djaout kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Djafar Khabatou got free with Lamine Maghili in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 46 minutes, Sahrane Belkhadem managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Radcliffe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sahrane Belkhadem was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Radcliffe fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 47th minute. Penalty! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sahrane Belkhadem to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Grange-over-Sands's goal looked a bit too open when Sofiane Abdelghani came free, but Anis Cerbah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lamine Maghili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Djafar Khabatou, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Sofiane Abdelghani kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 65 played minutes Radcliffe got a freekick which was hit by Seddik Fellahi. Sahrane Belkhadem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anis Cerbah read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Sahrane Belkhadem 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. With 74 minutes on the clock, Mustapha Salah commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Grange-over-Sands fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! Tahar Aggoune fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anis Cerbah having to interfere. Grange-over-Sands's Anis Cerbah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seddik Fellahi in the 86th minute of play. When Sahrane Belkhadem came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Radcliffe 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 Sahrane Belkhadem couldn't finish the play. Djafar Khabatou struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Lamine Maghili didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grange-over-Sands. Djafar Khabatou struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Lamine Maghili didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grange-over-Sands. Djafar Khabatou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 104th minute of the match Radcliffe got a corner. Grange-over-Sands's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fathi Banou Attyya ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.