League

Folkestone Stadium
Spectators: 7659 (Terracing: 5746, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Ahmed Merbah started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Marcelino Breogan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Driss Mehenni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bassi Hemdani kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Folkestone's Ahmed Merbah got a free kick in the 11th minute. The supporters of Folkestone booed when Annscroft United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achik Zouba didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 26 minutes, Ahmed Merbah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Folkestone's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed Merbah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Farouk Fillali didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmed Merbah went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. A collision led to Annscroft United getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Driss Mehenni hit a great ball. Chérif El Ouafi hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Marcelino Breogan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Achik Zouba in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Merbah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farouk Fillali was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Hamza Halimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farouk Fillali having to interfere. When Ahmed Merbah came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Folkestone 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 Ahmed Merbah couldn't finish the play. Ahmed Merbah's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Farouk Fillali skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Chérif El Ouafi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Farouk Fillali came out and tried to block the shot, but Chérif El Ouafi slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 42nd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Madjid Apap hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Marcelino Breogan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Driss Mehenni in the 52nd minute of the match. The supporters of Annscroft United booed when Folkestone was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salah Mazi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmed Merbah blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Farouk Fillali having to make a save. After 57 minutes of play, Folkestone's Ahmed Merbah made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Farouk Fillali was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 61stth minute of the game Ahmed Merbah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Annscroft United's Farouk Fillali was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kamel Zafour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amar Dahmane charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amar Dahmane the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Annscroft United's Amar Dahmane got a free kick in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Ahmed Merbah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Folkestone's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Merbah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Farouk Fillali breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chérif El Ouafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farouk Fillali having to interfere. Ahmed Merbah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Ahmed Merbah put it in 6-0 from a short distance just to the right of Farouk Fillali. The supporters of Folkestone booed when Annscroft United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Driss Mehenni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Farouk Fillali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Merbah in the 76th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Hamza Halimi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Folkestone fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Farouk Fillali stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmed Merbah's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Ahmed Merbah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmed Merbah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmed Merbah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 8-0 became the score in the 89th minute when Ahmed Merbah elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Merbah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Farouk Fillali was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Ahmed Merbah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farouk Fillali having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Folkestone players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.