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Match Report
Billericay
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Billericay's Tedj El Kenz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Balwa Bachtobji came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Enfield 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 Balwa Bachtobji couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Billericay's zone, Abdelmalek Macias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zinedine Bencherif came out of the goal and Abdelmalek Macias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lakhdar Kateb's late challenge caught a Billericay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lakhdar Kateb helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Enfield getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Lakhdar Kateb hit a great ball. Tedj El Kenz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nahil Azzizi-Kettab having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Balwa Bachtobji managed to get in a good position for a shot. Enfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Balwa Bachtobji was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zinedine Bencherif breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tedj El Kenz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Ben Arfa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Nahil Azzizi-Kettab tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, one of Billericay:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Enfield. Lakhdar Kateb stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Zinedine Bencherif. 0-1. In the 37th minute, Abdelmalek Macias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zinedine Bencherif was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rachid Ben Arfa during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 minutes of play, Enfield's Balwa Bachtobji made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zinedine Bencherif was left in no man's land by his defense there! Camel Nima kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half Enfield were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
Nahil Azzizi-Kettab stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tedj El Kenz's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Tedj El Kenz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nahil Azzizi-Kettab having to interfere. Rachid Ben Arfa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nahil Azzizi-Kettab having to interfere. Nahil Azzizi-Kettab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tedj El Kenz, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdelmalek Macias in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zinedine Bencherif saved Billericay from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rachid Ben Arfa in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nahil Azzizi-Kettab prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Abdelmalek Macias came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Enfield 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 Abdelmalek Macias couldn't finish the play. Zinedine Bencherif didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Balwa Bachtobji went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Balwa Bachtobji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Ben Arfa in the 89th minute of play forced Enfield's goalkeeper Nahil Azzizi-Kettab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Balwa Bachtobji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bekathen Kouici hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Enfield's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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