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Rushden
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Badr Madouni started the match with the kick off. When Brahim Lourdjane came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Rushden 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 Brahim Lourdjane couldn't finish the play. 6 minutes into the match, Rushden City's goal looked a bit too open when Tedj Hasni came free, but Ismael Zarabi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rushden City's Ismael Zarabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tedj Hasni in the 7th minute of play. Tedj Hasni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ismael Zarabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Rushden City's Abdelaziz Megharia got a free kick in the 10th minute. Badr Madouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Ismael Zarabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Miloud Chadli took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ismael Zarabi. Rushden City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ismael Zarabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tijani Adjaoud in the 18th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Leiston United's goal looked a bit too open when Moncef Medaci came free, but Adam Mohand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Badr Madouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Zarabi having to interfere. Moncef Medaci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Rushden City defense, Tedj Hasni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ismael Zarabi. The Rushden City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ismael Zarabi should have stopped the shot. Rushden City's Brahim Lourdjane came free and shot a quick shot against goal 38 minutes in the game, fortunately Adam Mohand had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Tedj Hasni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Zarabi having to interfere. Ismael Zarabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Badr Madouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th match minute, Rushden City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nawfel Khalef to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Moncef Medaci made a kick off. Brahim Lourdjane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Moncef Medaci scored 1-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adam Mohand, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 64th minute, Badr Madouni fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ismael Zarabi, passed just outside the right post. Adam Mohand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moncef Medaci, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Rushden City's Ismael Zarabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tedj Hasni in the 66th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Leiston United's Badr Madouni ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ismael Zarabi. Ismael Zarabi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Abdelaziz Megharia charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelaziz Megharia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Rushden City's Abdelaziz Megharia got a free kick in the 76th minute. Ismael Zarabi made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Tedj Hasni sent off a good shot on target. Rushden City's defense didn't have a chance, in the 79th minute, when Badr Madouni scored to the left of an out of position Ismael Zarabi, making the score, 1-3. Moncef Medaci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Adam Mohand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Tijani Adjaoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leiston United's Adam Mohand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moncef Medaci in the 85th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tijani Adjaoud during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Tijani Adjaoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute Badr Madouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Zarabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bahi Mimoun fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rushden City's protests and gave Bahi Mimoun a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Rushden City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahi Mimoun to maneuver through the defense. Tijani Adjaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Zarabi having to interfere.