League

Skipton
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) Skipton City's Mokhtar Damardji 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. Ilyes Azzizi-Kettab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Skipton City's Mouloud Canhadja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilyes Azzizi-Kettab in the 12th minute of play. If Mokhtar Damardji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mouloud Canhadja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilyes Azzizi-Kettab, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute Ilyes Azzizi-Kettab shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mouloud Canhadja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamid Zemmouri was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 21st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 27th minute, Oakengates's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mokhtar Damardji fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mouloud Canhadja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Madjer Tayebi, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Abdelmalik Brahimi's late challenge caught a Oakengates's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdelmalik Brahimi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Skipton City's Abdelmalik Brahimi got a free kick in the 29th minute. Fouhad Damardji kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute of the match Hamid Zemmouri sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mouloud Canhadja skillfully saved the ball. If Adil Faudel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the game, Mahboub Zarabi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oakengates's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skipton City the free kick. In the 39th minute, Mahboub Zarabi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adil Faudels short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Rami Meriem to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Sanaa Belkacem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adil Faudel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Rami Meriem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ilyes Azzizi-Kettab took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mouloud Canhadja. Mouloud Canhadja dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Madjer Tayebi made the kick off in the second half. Ilyes Azzizi-Kettab sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rami Meriem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mokhtar Damardji in the 56th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mokhtar Damardji in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rami Meriem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Oakengates's Rami Meriem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adil Faudel in the 60th minute of play. Mokhtar Damardji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rami Meriem having to interfere. A collision led to Skipton City getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Thelma Gaddouch hit a great ball. Skipton City's Mouloud Canhadja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Skipton City from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute, Skipton City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Madjer Tayebi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 72nd minute Adil Faudel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rami Meriem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Adil Faudel in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rami Meriem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adil Faudel in the 75th minute of play forced Oakengates's goalkeeper Rami Meriem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adil Faudel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Rami Meriem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Adil Faudel came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Skipton City 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 Adil Faudel couldn't finish the play. Mokhtar Damardji might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rami Meriem. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mokhtar Damardji ran back to his position shaking his head. 85 minutes into the match, Oakengates's goal looked a bit too open when Mokhtar Damardji came free, but Rami Meriem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rami Meriem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adil Faudel in the 87th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.