League

Kidsgrove
Spectators: 6741 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Mehdi Benida's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fadel Chaouchi was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Kidsgrove's Abdellatif Banouas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ghani Zouba in the 8th minute of play. Hamdane Adjaoud hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Tami Benkirat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamdane Adjaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fadel Chaouchi having to interfere. Hamdane Adjaoud kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Yate's Ghani Zouba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdellatif Banouas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Abdellatif Banouas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ghani Zouba, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Mehdi Benida made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kidsgrove's goalkeeper Abdellatif Banouas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tami Benkirat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Abdellatif Banouas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fadel Chaouchi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hilal Heddou, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 62nd match minute, Yate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ghiles El Annabi to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, Mehdi Benida ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fadel Chaouchi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Abdellatif Banouas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tami Benkirat, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Yate's Tami Benkirat was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 78th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Mehdi Benida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Fadel Chaouchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Mehdi Benida 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. Abdellatif Banouas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tami Benkirat's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. The audience was convinced that Tami Benkirat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdellatif Banouas was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. 91 minutes into the match, Kidsgrove's goalkeeper Abdellatif Banouas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ghani Zouba. After a defensive mix-up in Kidsgrove's zone, Tami Benkirat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdellatif Banouas came out of the goal and Tami Benkirat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 96 minutes, Tami Benkirat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tami Benkirat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Yate eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.