League

Sowerby Bridge
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Karim Banou Attyya made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Okacha Ammour in the 9th minute of play forced Arundel United's goalkeeper Assad Matmour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arundel United's Karim Banou Attyya in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sowerby Bridge's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Arundel United's Assad Matmour got control of the ball when Yazid Khadra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yazid Khadra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Assad Matmour having to make a save. Yazid Khadra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Okacha Ammour took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Assad Matmour to make any attempt to save it. In the 28thth minute of the game Okacha Ammour who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arundel United's Assad Matmour was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Okacha Ammour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Assad Matmour was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Ahmis Zaghouane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Slimane Teissier, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Arundel United's Assad Matmour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Okacha Ammour in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Arundel United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelkader Ziani to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Arundel United defense, Okacha Ammour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Assad Matmour. The Arundel United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Assad Matmour should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Arundel United getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Ilias Bouzeghrane hit a great ball. Lili Belhadj charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lili Belhadj the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th minute, Lili Belhadj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 48th minute Okacha Ammour clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. Rostom Saâdani kicked well hit freekick during the 49th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yazid Khadra to strike the kick off in the second half. When Yazid Khadra came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Sowerby Bridge 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 Yazid Khadra couldn't finish the play. Sowerby Bridge's Ahmis Zaghouane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Sowerby Bridge from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karim Banou Attyya in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmis Zaghouane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Slimane Teissier 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. Assad Matmour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazid Khadra, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The supporters of Sowerby Bridge booed when Arundel United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelkader Ziani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sowerby Bridge's Yazid Khadra got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ahmis Zaghouane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Banou Attyya in the 87th minute of the match. Zidan Douadi charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zidan Douadi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 88th match minute, Sowerby Bridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zidan Douadi to maneuver through the defense. Arundel United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.