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Match Report
Yate
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kheireddine Kermali kicked off to start the match. In the 7thth minute of the game Kheireddine Kermali who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yate's Fadel Chaouchi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute Tami Benkirat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bouzid Bensaïd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tami Benkirat in the 14th minute of play forced Northwich AFC's goalkeeper Bouzid Bensaïd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Yate's goal looked a bit too open when Aksil Madjer came free, but Fadel Chaouchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aksil Madjer in the 19th minute of play forced Yate's goalkeeper Fadel Chaouchi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fadel Chaouchi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kheireddine Kermali in the 20th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Aksil Madjer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fadel Chaouchi. Yate's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aksil Madjer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 26 minutes into the match, Yate's goal looked a bit too open when Aksil Madjer came free, but Fadel Chaouchi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 played minutes Northwich AFC got a freekick which was hit by Cheb Hamouda. Aszar Djeballi, 30 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. Aksil Madjer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fadel Chaouchi having to interfere. After 37th play minutes Aksil Madjer shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Fadel Chaouchi and just under the crossbar into goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Tami Benkirat made the kick off in the second half. Ghiles El Annabi hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Ghani Zouba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Bouzid Bensaïd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kheireddine Kermali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fadel Chaouchi having to interfere. Bouzid Bensaïd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tami Benkirat in the 70th minute of play. When Ghani Zouba came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Yate 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 Ghani Zouba couldn't finish the play. Aksil Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Yate's Fadel Chaouchi got control of the ball when Aksil Madjer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ghani Zouba hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. If Kheireddine Kermali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Northwich AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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