League

Spalding
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Spalding AFC's Djelloul Nima started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Chahid Benflis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zidan Banouas in the 3rd minute. Djelloul Nima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chahid Benflis having to interfere. Zidan Banouas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Djelloul Nima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Yateley's Azhar Chebli got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute, Spalding AFC's Djelloul Nima ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Chahid Benflis. Chahid Benflis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Djallal El Kenz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adam Medaci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Djallal El Kenz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sayed Megharia in the 32nd minute of play. Chahid Benflis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djelloul Nima in the 39th minute of the match. Sayed Megharia charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sayed Megharia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Yateley getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Sayed Megharia hit a great ball. After having played for 43 minutes, Zidan Banouas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spalding AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zidan Banouas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adam Medaci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Spalding AFC's Djallal El Kenz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adam Medaci in the 58th minute of play. Djallal El Kenz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Medaci, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Chahid Benflis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zidan Banouas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Azhar Chebli hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yateley's goalkeeper Chahid Benflis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 69th minute, Abdelnasser Metref 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. After some careless play in the Spalding AFC defense, Abdelnasser Metref kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Djallal El Kenz. The Spalding AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Djallal El Kenz should have stopped the shot. 76 minutes in the game, Amri Touhami fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Djallal El Kenz having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Spalding AFC's Wassim Abdelkrim got a free kick in the 77th minute. Wassim Abdelkrim's late challenge caught a Yateley's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wassim Abdelkrim helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Yateley booed when Spalding AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wassim Abdelkrim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelnasser Metref might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Djallal El Kenz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdelnasser Metref ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd minute, Hosni Fetani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 84th minute, Mouloud Bouazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelnasser Metref got free with Djallal El Kenz in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelnasser Metref got free with Djallal El Kenz in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chahid Benflis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zidan Banouas in the 98th minute of the match. Yateley were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.