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Match Report
Tottington
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 8th minute, Ben Belkahia 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. 10 minutes into the match, Brixton United's goalkeeper Rachid Zahaf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Houcine Yahia. With a little luck, Brixton United's Rachid Zahaf got control of the ball when Houcine Yahia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute Hichem Khemili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Férid Ben Jegham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Brixton United's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Houcine Yahia fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Férid Ben Jegham didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hichem Khemili went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hatem Nouira during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hichem Khemili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Férid Ben Jegham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Hichem Khemili managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brixton United's supporters rose to their feet, but Hichem Khemili was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Férid Ben Jegham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Haykel Ziadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Férid Ben Jegham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Zahaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Belkahia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 played minutes Tottington got a freekick which was hit by Houcine Yahia. Férid Ben Jegham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hichem Khemili's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ben Belkahia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Brixton United's Rachid Zahaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Belkahia in the 53rd minute of play. When Hichem Khemili came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Brixton United 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 Hichem Khemili couldn't finish the play. In the 61st minute, Kaies M'ghirbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 62 played minutes, Brixton United's Taieb Chiboub shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Férid Ben Jegham came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Brixton United reached it. Férid Ben Jegham made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Mehdi Lamouchi sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Ben Belkahia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rachid Zahaf was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Haykel Ziadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tottington's Ben Belkahia got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rachid Zahaf showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Houcine Yahia in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes in the game, Hichem Khemili fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Férid Ben Jegham having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kaies M'ghirbi during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Brixton United booed when Tottington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaies M'ghirbi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Férid Ben Jegham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Haykel Ziadi in the 91st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Tottington's zone, Haykel Ziadi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Férid Ben Jegham came out of the goal and Haykel Ziadi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Hichem Khemili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brixton United's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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