League

Southport
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Rayan Tannoudji started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Holloway getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Abdulhamid Bensaoula hit a great ball. A collision led to Holloway getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Faouzi Aggoune hit a great ball. Rayan Tannoudji struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Abdelhakim Belmellat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Southport. Holloway's Abdelhakim Belmellat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Holloway from getting a goal against them. In the 11th match minute, Holloway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelbassir Derrida to maneuver through the defense. Abdelhakim Belmellat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Malek Ziani in the 13th minute. Rayan Tannoudji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhakim Belmellat having to interfere. The supporters of Southport booed when Holloway was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faouzi Aggoune didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute Mounir Madouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ammar El Moubarek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 32 in the game by Malek Ziani from a close distance when the talented Abdelhakim Belmellat managed to make a qualified save. Holloway's players were relieved. Rayan Tannoudji received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Abdelhakim Belmellat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Malek Ziani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hakim Mazi charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hakim Mazi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes Holloway got a freekick which was hit by Hakim Mazi.

The wind increased when Abdulhamid Bensaoula made the kick off in the second half. Mounir Madouni came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ammar El Moubarek could save by the left post. Chaker Djamel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rayan Tannoudji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelhakim Belmellat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malek Ziani in the 60th minute of play. Holloway's Mounir Madouni got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Azziz Aliche lost his temper 72 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. When the match had been going on for 74 minutes, Holloway's Aydril Sahraoui got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ammar El Moubarek. Abdelhakim Belmellat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malek Ziani, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute, Malek Ziani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Southport fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Sammy Gaouaoui struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Abdelhakim Belmellat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Southport. Malek Ziani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Abdelhakim Belmellat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ammar El Moubarek was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abdulhamid Bensaoula showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 93 minute of play. After having played for 98 minutes, Malek Ziani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Southport's supporters crossed their fingers, but Malek Ziani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.