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Match Report
Darwen
Spectators: 6733 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 0) Gatwick United's Joudi Saâdallah 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. After having played for 3 minutes, Dari Benchenaa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Darwen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dari Benchenaa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nabil Belhadj showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dari Benchenaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Nacer Cavalli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Billel Abbas went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Billel Zighi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nacer Cavalli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joudi Saâdallah, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Joudi Saâdallah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacer Cavalli having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Joudi Saâdallah 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. In the 25th minute, Darwen's Dari Benchenaa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. When Gatwick United's Joudi Saâdallah in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Darwen's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Dari Benchenaa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Darwen's supporters rose to their feet, but Dari Benchenaa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nabil Belhadj breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joudi Saâdallah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Nacer Cavalli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelbassir Hanoune sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Darwen's Nacer Cavalli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joudi Saâdallah in the 38th minute of play. If Abdelbassir Hanoune had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Billel Abbas in the 46th minute of play forced Darwen's goalkeeper Nacer Cavalli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dari Benchenaa to strike the kick off in the second half. Billel Abbas was extremely unlucky when he, in the 52nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Abdelbassir Hanoune got free in front of the goal in the 58th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Nabil Belhadj was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 60th minute Abdelbassir Hanoune shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nabil Belhadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the game, Dari Benchenaa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Nabil Belhadj was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 66 minutes, Mamaar Mezghenna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gatwick United and the Darwen players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of Gatwick United:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Darwen:s goal. Dari Benchenaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nabil Belhadj having to interfere. In the 80th minute of the match Fouad Zighi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nacer Cavalli skillfully saved the ball. Billel Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacer Cavalli having to interfere. Joudi Saâdallah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Nacer Cavalli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nacer Cavalli made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Billel Abbas sent off a good shot on target. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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