League

Haverhill Stadium
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Haverhill City getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Rostom Kerfali hit a great ball. With a little luck, Rochford AFC's Yacine Belmadi got control of the ball when Rabia Fergani tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th minute, Boughera Messai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Mounaim Lammari left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rochford AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. With an all-out effort, Haverhill City's Yacine Belmadi threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Amir Addi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sabri Salhi's late challenge caught a Haverhill City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sabri Salhi helped the player get up and apologised. Yacine Belmadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amir Addi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aylan Daoud in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Salim Cixous saved Haverhill City from getting behind. If Rabia Fergani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Haverhill City's goalkeeper Salim Cixous, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aylan Daoud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Rochford AFC's Yacine Belmadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rabia Fergani in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Mounaim Lammari 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. When Sabri Salhi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 56 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Rochford AFC's Sabri Salhi got a free kick in the 57th minute. Rabia Fergani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amir Addi might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yacine Belmadi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amir Addi ran back to his position shaking his head. Amir Addi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Haverhill City's goalkeeper Salim Cixous, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 80 minutes, Amir Addi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haverhill City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amir Addi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rochford AFC's goalkeeper Yacine Belmadi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amir Addi scored 2-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yacine Belmadi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Haverhill City fully deserved thier win.