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Welling Park
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kheireddine Fanon kicked off to start the match. Kheireddine Fanon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Bakki Mansouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Dersingham's goal looked a bit too open when Kheireddine Fanon came free, but Bakki Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehdi Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafs Barbarossa having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Dersingham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nouh Mezair to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Dersingham's zone, Djamel Djeballi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bakki Mansouri came out of the goal and Djamel Djeballi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bakki Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kheireddine Fanon in the 25th minute of the match. Mehdi Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafs Barbarossa having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Welling City's goal looked a bit too open when Dida Belghiche came free, but Hafs Barbarossa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Welling City's Kheireddine Fanon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bakki Mansouri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Kheireddine Fanon 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. Hafs Barbarossa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dida Belghiche in the 37th minute of play. Hafs Barbarossa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdellatif Cherrad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dida Belghiche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehdi Soltani to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Dersingham's Kader El Kounya got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute, Djamel Djeballi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Dersingham's Bakki Mansouri didn't even have to move. Smail Aflelou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dersingham's goalkeeper Bakki Mansouri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bakki Mansouri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kheireddine Fanon went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kheireddine Fanon in the 67th minute of play forced Dersingham's goalkeeper Bakki Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dida Belghiche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hafs Barbarossa having to interfere. Welling City's Djamel Djeballi couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 75th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Dersingham. Kheireddine Fanon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bakki Mansouri having to make a save. Hafs Barbarossa made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Dida Belghiche sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Welling City getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Abdel Sadmi hit a great ball. Hafs Barbarossa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehdi Soltani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Dersingham booed when Welling City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdel Sadmi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Miloud Chaib in the 88th minute really tested Hafs Barbarossa's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Kheireddine Fanon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Welling City had won after a very even match.