League Play-Off

Northwich Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hamid Fochtali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haider Yacef having to interfere. In the 6th minute, one of Hampton in Arden:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hampton in Arden. The goalkeeper, Mesbah Guessoum, was totally fooled by Northwich FC's Baligh Hansali, who 8 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Cheb Cherif kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mesbah Guessoum. That made the score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Northwich FC's Sabri Zidane got a free kick in the 14th minute. After a rather tough play, Hampton in Arden's Mokdad El Kenz got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute, Abdelmadjid Zaghloul fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Cheb Abrika sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cheb Abrika sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute, Cheb Abrika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Northwich FC's Abdelmadjid Zaghloul got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abdelmadjid Zaghloul recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abdelmadjid Zaghloul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mesbah Guessoum having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelmadjid Zaghloul was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Mokdad El Kenz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Northwich FC's Abdelmadjid Zaghloul in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hampton in Arden's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelmadjid Zaghloul in the 61st minute of play forced Hampton in Arden's goalkeeper Mesbah Guessoum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abbes Kadri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mesbah Guessoum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Hampton in Arden's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmadjid Zaghloul came free, but Mesbah Guessoum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Northwich FC booed when Hampton in Arden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mokdad El Kenz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cheb Abrika fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haider Yacef having to interfere. Northwich FC's Abdelmadjid Zaghloul got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Abbes Kadri made a precise shot to the right of Mesbah Guessoum. Hampton in Arden's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Mesbah Guessoum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abbes Kadri in the 90th minute of play. Krim Kader charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Krim Kader the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, Hampton in Arden was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krim Kader to maneuver through the defense. Mesbah Guessoum came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Northwich FC's Abdelmadjid Zaghloul. But to his dismay, Abdelmadjid Zaghloul quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Northwich FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.