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Match Report
Penge
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Akawel Zeghdoud took the kick off in the first half of the match. Saïf Mami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Camel Saïdi-Sief tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 8 minutes of play, Oxford United's Saïf Mami made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Camel Saïdi-Sief was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 11th match minute, Penge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafik Boukhari to maneuver through the defense. In the 17th minute, Mourad Oudjani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Adam Sellal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 22nd minute, Rafik Boukhari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th match minute, Penge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mourad Oudjani to maneuver through the defense. Mourad Oudjani hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the match, Oxford United's Abdessalem Amri broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 40 minutes into the match, Penge's Akawel Zeghdoud sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yahia Drioueche narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Saïf Mami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camel Saïdi-Sief having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The wind increased when Saïf Mami made the kick off in the second half. Adam Sellal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Yahia Drioueche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Oxford United's goal looked a bit too open when Mehdi Zaghidour came free, but Yahia Drioueche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adam Sellal in the 62nd minute of play forced Oxford United's goalkeeper Yahia Drioueche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adam Sellal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahia Drioueche having to interfere. If Akawel Zeghdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Saïf Mami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oxford United's supporters rose to their feet, but Saïf Mami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Camel Saïdi-Sief breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kader Belghith got free with Camel Saïdi-Sief in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute, Akawel Zeghdoud 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. If Adam Sellal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kader Belghith could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Camel Saïdi-Sief made a huge save. Penge's Camel Saïdi-Sief played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saïf Mami in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Mourad Oudjani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Penge's Camel Saïdi-Sief got control of the ball when Kader Belghith tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Abdessalem Amri sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Penge's Camel Saïdi-Sief didn't even have to move. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Oxford United eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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