League

Neasden Park
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) If Souad Khalef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abbes Boubekeur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baddi Djeballi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baddi Djeballi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 14th match minute, Neasden AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gebril Aounellah to maneuver through the defense. In the 17thth minute of the game Souad Khalef who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Neasden AFC's Haroun El Hadi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 19 played minutes, Neasden AFC's David Tayebi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abbes Boubekeur 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 Neasden AFC reached it. 22 minutes into the match, Neasden AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Souad Khalef came free, but Haroun El Hadi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gebril Aounellah hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Souad Khalef in the 23rd minute of play forced Neasden AFC's goalkeeper Haroun El Hadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroun El Hadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Souad Khalef, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Neasden AFC! Mohamed Benyagoub charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohamed Benyagoub the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Souad Khalef received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Haroun El Hadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Neasden AFC's zone, Souad Khalef stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haroun El Hadi came out of the goal and Souad Khalef tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Othmane Ouyahia to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Souad Khalef managed to get in a good position for a shot. Englefield Green City's supporters rose to their feet, but Souad Khalef was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haroun El Hadi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 53 minutes into the match, Neasden AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Souad Khalef came free, but Haroun El Hadi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th match minute, Neasden AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gebril Aounellah to maneuver through the defense. If Adel Ahmed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haroun El Hadi made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Adel Ahmed sent off a good shot on target. Baddi Djeballi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Othmane Ouyahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Abbes Boubekeur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Othmane Ouyahia came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Neasden AFC 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 Othmane Ouyahia couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Neasden AFC's Ikhlas Béchar got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Lamine Halimi missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 74 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Haroun El Hadi right hand side. After a rather tough play, Neasden AFC's Baddi Boulmerka got a free kick in the 79th minute. If Souad Khalef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adel Ahmed's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Haroun El Hadi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. The Neasden AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Englefield Green City's performance. The match ended with a win for Englefield Green City.