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Match Report
Winchester
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tayeb Boukhari made the kick off and thus started the match. If Akar Trari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Sutton on Sea United's zone, Akar Trari stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rabah Saâdi came out of the goal and Akar Trari tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rabah Saâdi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akar Trari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rabah Saâdi didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Winchester's Akar Trari shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Elias Maâti hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After having played for 41 minutes, Akar Trari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Winchester's supporters crossed their fingers, but Akar Trari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Elias Maâti fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sutton on Sea United's protests and gave Elias Maâti a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sutton on Sea United getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Elias Maâti hit a great ball. 48 minutes into the game, Sutton on Sea United's Ahmed Reda Boukensa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Slimane Amara made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
The wind increased when Akar Trari made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Akar Trari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rabah Saâdi. Sutton on Sea United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Akar Trari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After 60 minutes, Abdelmoumène Soltani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Winchester and the Sutton on Sea United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdelmoumène Soltani kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayeb Boukhari in the 61st minute of play forced Winchester's goalkeeper Slimane Amara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sutton on Sea United's Tayeb Boukhari got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Slimane Amara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tayeb Boukhari in the 65th minute of play. Billel Benzaghous short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Slimane Amara to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Idir Djaout received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Slimane Amara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 72 minutes into the match, Sutton on Sea United's goal looked a bit too open when Akar Trari came free, but Rabah Saâdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arkam Mezair's late challenge caught a Winchester's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arkam Mezair helped the player get up and apologised. Sutton on Sea United's Rabah Saâdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Akar Trari in the 76th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hichem Bey during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 78 played minutes Winchester got a freekick which was hit by Hichem Bey. The supporters of Winchester booed when Sutton on Sea United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Maâti didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 84th minute Akar Trari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Saâdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Mehdi Timsit came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Winchester 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 Mehdi Timsit couldn't finish the play. After 90 played minutes Winchester got a freekick which was hit by Hichem Bey. Billel Benzaghou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hichem Bey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Saâdi having to interfere. Sutton on Sea United's Rabah Saâdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehdi Timsit in the 97th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Winchester had won after a very even match.
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