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South Ockendon Park
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) Smail Sellami made the kick off and thus started the match. Hachem Mzali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Smail Sellami in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saber Rzighi saved South Ockendon United from getting behind. The supporters of St Johns Wood United booed when South Ockendon United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Youcef Fari didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mustapha Mzali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hachem Mzali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When South Ockendon United's Labib Harkat in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye St Johns Wood United's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Smail Sellami in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saber Rzighi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. St Johns Wood United's Mouloud Raho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Labib Harkat in the 40th minute of play. Mouloud Raho didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hachem Mzali went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mustapha Mzali in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saber Rzighi saved South Ockendon United from getting behind. 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.

When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Hachem Mzali sped through St Johns Wood United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mouloud Raho. If Mustapha Mzali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Labib Harkat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. South Ockendon United's Labib Harkat got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 78th minute, Mustapha Mzali left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The St Johns Wood United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Saber Rzighi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 86th minute Smail Sellami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saber Rzighi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chamseddine Boumezrag hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Labib Harkat in the 94th minute of play forced St Johns Wood United's goalkeeper Mouloud Raho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hachem Mzali in the 96th minute of play forced St Johns Wood United's goalkeeper Mouloud Raho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. South Ockendon United were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.