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Birmingham Stadium
Spectators: 6757 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmed Redouane kicked off to start the match. Zahid Rezzoug took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Redouane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zahid Rezzoug showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahaszzi Achiu in the 5th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Shireoaks City's Ahmed Redouane nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zahid Rezzoug made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Ahmed Redouane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zahid Rezzoug having to interfere. After 18 minutes, Nasreddine Saïd mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Birmingham and the Shireoaks City players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Birmingham's Nasreddine Saïd got a free kick in the 18th minute. Abdelmadjid Zakaria kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Ahaszzi Achiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shireoaks City's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahaszzi Achiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zahid Rezzoug breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Cherif Boumedienne managed to get in a good position for a shot. Birmingham's supporters rose to their feet, but Cherif Boumedienne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tayeb Bedroni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zahid Rezzoug took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Redouane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 minutes Birmingham's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kader Zemmam who took care of the corner kick. Zahid Rezzoug made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Redouane in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Cherif Boumedienne 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. 44 minutes into the match, Shireoaks City's goalkeeper Tayeb Bedroni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cherif Boumedienne. Tayeb Bedroni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelmadjid Zakaria, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdelmadjid Zakaria stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Ahaszzi Achiu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zahid Rezzoug was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ahaszzi Achiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zahid Rezzoug having to interfere. Abdelmadjid Zakaria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tayeb Bedroni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cherif Boumedienne's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. In the 71st of the match, Ahmed Redouane tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Zahid Rezzoug got in the way and made a wonderful save. Birmingham's Zahid Rezzoug proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Birmingham from getting a goal against them. Zahid Rezzoug showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Redouane in the 76th minute of the match. Nordine Abdelghani kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 80th minute of the match Shireoaks City got a corner. Birmingham's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kader Zemmam ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Shireoaks City's corner Kader Zemmam fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Zahid Rezzoug quite easily take care of the ball. When Birmingham's Cherif Boumedienne in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Shireoaks City's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Birmingham booed when Shireoaks City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tayeb Kafi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th minute Abdelmadjid Zakaria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tayeb Bedroni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmed Redouane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Birmingham supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Shireoaks City's performance. The match ended with a win for Shireoaks City.