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Freshwater
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) Bakki Hammad made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Addas Belkacem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Beccles's Nabil Chedda got control of the ball when Ikhlas Ben Arfa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bakki Hammad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rachid Yataghen during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rachid Yataghen hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Hichem Benattia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Belgacem Mezghenna having to make a save. Boumedienne Djenia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Belgacem Mezghenna having to make a save. Belgacem Mezghenna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hichem Benattia, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute, Boumedienne Djenia made a precise shot to the right of Belgacem Mezghenna. Freshwater FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ikhlas Ben Arfa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nabil Chedda came out and tried to block the shot, but Ikhlas Ben Arfa slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 36th minute. Boumedienne Djenia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Belgacem Mezghenna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 43 minutes, Boumedienne Djenia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beccles's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boumedienne Djenia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hichem Benattia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bakki Hammad in the 48th minute of play forced Beccles's goalkeeper Nabil Chedda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

With a little luck, Freshwater FC's Belgacem Mezghenna got control of the ball when Boumedienne Djenia tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Hichem Benattia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Bakki Hammad 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. 59 minutes into the game, Ikhlas Ben Arfa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Nabil Chedda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hichem Benattia hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Hichem Benattia received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Belgacem Mezghenna came out and tried to block the shot, but Hichem Benattia slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 65th minute. Hichem Benattia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belgacem Mezghenna having to interfere. When Bakki Hammad came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Freshwater FC 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 Bakki Hammad couldn't finish the play. In the 80th minute Ikhlas Ben Arfa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nabil Chedda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Boumedienne Djenia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Belgacem Mezghenna. Freshwater FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boumedienne Djenia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. 89 minutes into the match, Bakki Hammad notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Beccles's Nabil Chedda. Nabil Chedda was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ikhlas Ben Arfa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bakki Hammad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.