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Stratton Park
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fawzi Moll got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute Fawzi Moll shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slimane Mazi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Hurworth booed when Stratton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zizou Labi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelfattah Metref took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Slimane Mazi. Stratton City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Slimane Mazi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fawzi Moll, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lazhar Bestandji kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Nouara Dahleb made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Mustapha Bilal sent off a good shot on target. Madjid Chedda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Nouara Dahleb tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boudjemaa Abid 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. In the 24th minute, Boudjemaa Abid ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Slimane Mazi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fawzi Moll in the 28th minute of play forced Stratton City's goalkeeper Slimane Mazi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Stratton City's Madjid Chedda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nouara Dahleb narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 31 minutes into the match, Fawzi Moll had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Slimane Mazi. Stratton City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fawzi Moll was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After a rather tough play, Hurworth's Abdessatar Metref got a free kick in the 34th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Mustapha Bilal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stratton City's supporters rose to their feet, but Mustapha Bilal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nouara Dahleb breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fawzi Moll fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slimane Mazi having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Madjid Chedda made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Fawzi Moll's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Slimane Mazi was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Azzouz Benaouf charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Azzouz Benaouf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Stratton City! Hurworth's Nouara Dahleb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustapha Bilal in the 63rd minute of play. Mustapha Bilal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Azzouz Benaouf was shown his second yellow card after 77 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Azzouz Benaouf kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Slimane Mazi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fawzi Moll, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The supporters of Hurworth booed when Stratton City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zizou Labi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Fawzi Moll took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Slimane Mazi to make any attempt to save it. With 94 minutes on the clock, Lakhdar Kateb commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 96th minute there was a penalty for Hurworth. Abdelfattah Metref stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Slimane Mazi. 2-4.