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Match Report
Southport
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nouara Zenia got the match started through his kick off. Ammar El Moubarek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouara Zenia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Malek Ziani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir Racim having to interfere. When Southport's Rayan Tannoudji in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Otterham's goalie prevented a goal. When Nouara Zenia came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Otterham 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 Nouara Zenia couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute, Sammy Gaouaoui hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lazhar Horr kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Ismaïl Allahoum, 15 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Rayan Tannoudji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Malek Ziani in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mounir Racim, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Otterham's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Rayan Tannoudji 26 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rayan Tannoudji in the 31st minute of play forced Otterham's goalkeeper Mounir Racim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Southport's goal looked a bit too open when Naoufel Khorci came free, but Ammar El Moubarek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Southport booed when Otterham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nouara Zenia didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Malek Ziani sped through Otterham's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mounir Racim. Sammy Gaouaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Mounir Racim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Rayan Tannoudji in the 52nd minute of play forced Otterham's goalkeeper Mounir Racim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Malek Ziani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Southport's Affi Mamouni seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Affi Mamouni the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Southport protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Affi Mamouni had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 57th minute, one of Southport: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 Southport. A collision led to Otterham getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Safy Bellil hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Otterham defense, Malek Ziani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mounir Racim. The Otterham fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mounir Racim should have stopped the shot. When Naoufel Khorci came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Otterham 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 Naoufel Khorci couldn't finish the play. Naoufel Khorci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ammar El Moubarek having to interfere. If Naoufel Khorci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Naoufel Khorci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ammar El Moubarek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Naoufel Khorci could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Ammar El Moubarek made a huge save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Southport fans cheered their team off the field, for while Otterham had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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