League

Crookes Park
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) Noureddine Amrouni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boudjemaa Bella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Crookes United's Noureddine Amrouni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellatif Sadmi in the 12th minute of play. After 13 played minutes Crookes United got a freekick which was hit by Moïse Makkeb. Crookes United's Noureddine Amrouni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellatif Sadmi in the 17th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Abdellatif Sadmi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Crookes United's Noureddine Amrouni. Noureddine Amrouni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25th minute, Abdellatif Sadmi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Noureddine Amrouni was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boudjemaa Bella in the 29th minute of play forced Crookes United's goalkeeper Noureddine Amrouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th match minute, Binsted City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sammy Ghennouchi to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samir Messaoudi during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Crookes United's Mehdi Messaoud shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 34th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Lounes Boulahfane but with some difficulty. Yacoub Gaddouch kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. If Boudjemaa Bella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Boudjemaa Bella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Abdelhakim El Karimi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Noureddine Amrouni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boudjemaa Bella in the 45th minute of play. After 46 minutes, Hicham Kazi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Binsted City and the Crookes United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdelhakim El Karimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lounes Boulahfane having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Mustapha Baltadji blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lounes Boulahfane having to make a save. The Crookes United fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Crookes United's Abdelhakim El Karimi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 71 minutes into the match, Mustapha Baltadji had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lounes Boulahfane. Binsted City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mustapha Baltadji was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 77 minutes into the game, Crookes United's Abdelhakim El Karimi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lounes Boulahfane made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Lounes Boulahfane stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mustapha Baltadji's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. In the 83rd minute of the match Moïse Makkeb shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lounes Boulahfane showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Binsted City's goalkeeper Lounes Boulahfane, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hicham Kazi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 89th minute, but Noureddine Amrouni got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Crookes United hanging dry this time. Noureddine Amrouni was a little too slow when Boudjemaa Bella got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.