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Cleckheaton
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) Anis Mhenni made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Amrani Makhloufi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Solihull FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amrani Makhloufi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amrani Makhloufi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bouzid Rezzag having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Abdelkader Nasri notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Solihull FC's Wellen Assam. Wellen Assam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aissa Saïfi in the 12th minute of play forced Cleckheaton's goalkeeper Bouzid Rezzag to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Amrani Makhloufi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Cleckheaton's zone, Aissa Saïfi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bouzid Rezzag came out of the goal and Aissa Saïfi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 25 played minutes Cleckheaton got a freekick which was hit by Yacoub Korteby. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yacoub Korteby during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th minute, Yacoub Korteby hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amrani Makhloufi in the 27th minute of play forced Cleckheaton's goalkeeper Bouzid Rezzag to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wellen Assam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelkader Nasri in the 30th minute. Bakezda Tayebi hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rd minute, Anis Mhenni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bouzid Rezzag made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amrani Makhloufi in the 34th minute of play. Yacoub Korteby kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Amrani Makhloufi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bouzid Rezzag having to interfere. In the 48th minute Anis Mhenni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wellen Assam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amrani Makhloufi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Amrani Makhloufi came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Solihull FC 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 Amrani Makhloufi couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Solihull FC booed when Cleckheaton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saber Dennane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aissa Saïfi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bouzid Rezzag having to interfere. Cleckheaton's Bouzid Rezzag proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Cleckheaton from getting a goal against them. Wellen Assam came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cleckheaton's Anis Mhenni. But to his dismay, Anis Mhenni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 69th minute, Amrani Makhloufi fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Anis Mhenni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Wellen Assam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Abdelkader Nasri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wellen Assam. Solihull FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdelkader Nasri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Anis Mhenni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Cleckheaton's zone, Aissa Saïfi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bouzid Rezzag came out of the goal and Aissa Saïfi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdelkader Nasri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wellen Assam having to interfere. Solihull FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.