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Buckley Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mansour Bourebbou started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Buckley's goal looked a bit too open when Maamar Dahar came free, but Ahmed Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmed Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelkader Kensi in the 5th minute of the match. Mansour Bourebbou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Mansour Bourebbou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Rubbisham Forest booed when Buckley was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakim Soltani didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamel Kacha in the 14th minute of play forced Rubbisham Forest's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Bouzid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rubbisham Forest's Lazhar Camus got a free kick in the 16th minute. After having played for 17 minutes, Mourad Souakri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Buckley's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mourad Souakri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mohamed Zerara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Abdelaziz Bouzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Hakim Soltani notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Rubbisham Forest's Abdelaziz Bouzid. Abdelaziz Bouzid was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Mansour Bourebbou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelkader Kensi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Mansouri having to interfere. Ahmed Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mansour Bourebbou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Mansour Bourebbou notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Buckley's Ahmed Mansouri. Ahmed Mansouri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rabah Ziani during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rabah Ziani kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Ahmed Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mansour Bourebbou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rubbisham Forest's Abdelaziz Bouzid proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Rubbisham Forest from getting a goal against them. Maamar Dahar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 45th minute, Abdelkader Kensi 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. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

During the 59th minute of the match Rabah Ziani completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Rabah Ziani a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 60th match minute, Buckley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Ziani to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the match, Buckley's goal looked a bit too open when Mansour Bourebbou came free, but Ahmed Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Mansour Bourebbou 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelkader Kensi in the 74th minute of play forced Buckley's goalkeeper Ahmed Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Buckley's defense didn't have a chance, in the 75th minute, when Mansour Bourebbou scored to the left of an out of position Ahmed Mansouri, making the score, 1-2. Mansour Bourebbou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Mansouri having to interfere. If Abdelkader Kensi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Buckley getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Mohamed Zerara hit a great ball. Mansour Bourebbou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Rubbisham Forest's goal looked a bit too open when Kamel Kacha came free, but Abdelaziz Bouzid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubbisham Forest played a much better game than Buckley and deserved their victory. The Buckley players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.