League

Crayford
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Soltani Bentaala took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes, Bicester's Hassen Kheyari shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kacem Sandjak 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 Bicester reached it. Ammuch Moussaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Badr Bencheikh having to interfere. If Soltani Bentaala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daho Skif in the 16th minute of play forced Bicester's goalkeeper Badr Bencheikh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ammuch Moussaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daho Skif fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Badr Bencheikh having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Bicester's Mekki Djaout got a free kick in the 22nd minute. When Ammuch Moussaoui came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Crayford 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 Ammuch Moussaoui couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Crayford booed when Bicester was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afsahi Khalef didn't get a good kick on the ball. Makhloufi El Kebir hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Kacem Sandjak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hosni Ziani in the 31st minute of the match. Makhloufi El Kebir charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Makhloufi El Kebir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bicester booed when Crayford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Makhloufi El Kebir didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Hosni Ziani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Soltani Bentaala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Kacem Sandjak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hosni Ziani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ammuch Moussaoui who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 48thth minute tested the skills of Badr Bencheikh when he managed to save the team from getting behind.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daho Skif to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Boumedienne Ghanem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Soltani Bentaala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daho Skif scored 1-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Badr Bencheikh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd match minute, Bicester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mekki Djaout to maneuver through the defense. If Hosni Ziani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Daho Skif fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Badr Bencheikh having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Hosni Ziani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kacem Sandjak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Habib Benhelal during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 92 minutes into the match, Bicester's goal looked a bit too open when Ammuch Moussaoui came free, but Badr Bencheikh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ouali Saïd-Guerni hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Kacem Sandjak acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 95th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Razi Sadi. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.