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Haywards Heath Stadi
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abderaouf Larbes got the match started through his kick off. Mokhtar Dziri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abderaouf Larbes in the 4th minute of the match. Chawki Boukirat's late challenge caught a Haywards Heath AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chawki Boukirat helped the player get up and apologised. 10 minutes into the match, Haywards Heath AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Chawki Fnardji came free, but Ibrahim Khendu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdelkader Merbah hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Ibrahim Khendu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Issam Haddadj, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 21st minute, Lotfi Hanous fired a really elegant long shot, but Mokhtar Dziri threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. When Abderaouf Larbes came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Haywards Heath 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 Abderaouf Larbes couldn't finish the play. Abderaouf Larbes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Mokhtar Dziri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Black Country City's Issam Haddadj got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 28 minutes, Yassine Belbey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Haywards Heath AFC and the Black Country City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mohan Zeghdoud struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Mokhtar Dziri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haywards Heath AFC. Abderaouf Larbes got in the 31st a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Mokhtar Dziri handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Mokhtar Dziri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abderaouf Larbes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Black Country City getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Aylan El Maleh hit a great ball. The supporters of Black Country City booed when Haywards Heath AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anther Madouni didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Issam Haddadj had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ibrahim Khendu. Haywards Heath AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Issam Haddadj was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Black Country City's Mokhtar Dziri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abderaouf Larbes in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Issam Haddadj to make the kick off. Mokhtar Dziri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abderaouf Larbes went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 57th minute, Abderaouf Larbes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Haywards Heath AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Mokhtar Dziri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anther Madouni went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. If Mohan Zeghdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 75 minutes, Mohan Zeghdoud mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Haywards Heath AFC and the Black Country City players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Mohan Zeghdoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Issam Haddadj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Issam Haddadj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ibrahim Khendu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Haywards Heath AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Issam Haddadj came free, but Ibrahim Khendu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 86 played minutes Haywards Heath AFC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelkader Merbah. Anther Madouni hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Issam Haddadj blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ibrahim Khendu having to make a save.