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Darwen Stadium
Spectators: 6747 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Achref Memmi kicked off to start the match. Darwen United's Tarek Boumnijel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Achref Memmi in the 3rd minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Darwen United's goal looked a bit too open when Achref Memmi came free, but Tarek Boumnijel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Achref Memmi in the 10th minute of play forced Darwen United's goalkeeper Tarek Boumnijel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achref Memmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Tarek Boumnijel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Habib Achour could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Ahmed Chaldun made a huge save. In the 16th minute, Anouar Achab reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ahmed Chaldun. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anouar Achab in the 20th minute of play forced Chuffing Hell's goalkeeper Ahmed Chaldun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st match minute, Chuffing Hell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Essediri to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Darwen United's Ahmed Badra broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Achref Memmi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 31st minute, Anouar Achab reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ahmed Chaldun. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 47th minute Zied Aziza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarek Boumnijel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anouar Achab to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Anouar Achab had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmed Chaldun. Chuffing Hell's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anouar Achab was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Anouar Achab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ahmed Badra fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Darwen United's protests and gave Ahmed Badra a yellow card for diving instead. Ahmed Badra kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Zied Aziza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tarek Boumnijel. Darwen United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zied Aziza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. A collision led to Chuffing Hell getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Mourad Sellami hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Chuffing Hell defense, Habib Achour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ahmed Chaldun. The Chuffing Hell fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ahmed Chaldun should have stopped the shot. Ahmed Chaldun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Habib Achour in the 82nd minute of play. Mohamed El Hadrioui 's late challenge caught a Chuffing Hell's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed El Hadrioui helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Darwen United getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Mohamed El Hadrioui hit a great ball. If Zied Aziza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 92 minutes of play, Chuffing Hell's Zied Aziza made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tarek Boumnijel was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Darwen United had won after a very even match.