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Swinton
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Bouziane Dhahhak made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes into the game, one of Swinton FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Annscroft a penalty, 4 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Abderaouf Sahnouni, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Swinton FC's Amzun Ouadah. 0-1. Zoubir Yachir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Zoubir Yachir struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Amzun Ouadah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Annscroft. Wellen Boniche hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Mahmoud Allam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Annscroft's supporters rose to their feet, but Mahmoud Allam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amzun Ouadah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bouziane Dhahhak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afdal Tahar having to interfere. If Zoubir Yachir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahmoud Allam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zoubir Yachir in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amzun Ouadah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 38th minute, Zoubir Yachir 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. Mahmoud Allam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amzun Ouadah having to interfere. Mahmoud Allam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Amzun Ouadah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute Zoubir Yachir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amzun Ouadah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mahmoud Allam stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Mahmoud Allam dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Amzun Ouadah, 0-2. Amzun Ouadah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mahmoud Allam, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Amzun Ouadah made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Zoubir Yachir sent off a good shot on target. Gad Zaâmoucha kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zoubir Yachir got free with Amzun Ouadah in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 69 played minutes Mahmoud Allam rounded Swinton FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. Nawfel Besseghir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Afdal Tahar having to interfere. In the 75th minute Bouziane Dhahhak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afdal Tahar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nawfel Besseghir in the 77th minute of play forced Annscroft's goalkeeper Afdal Tahar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Annscroft defense, Bouziane Dhahhak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afdal Tahar. The Annscroft fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afdal Tahar should have stopped the shot. If Moncef Ghoumari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Annscroft's Afdal Tahar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bouziane Dhahhak in the 90th minute of play. Mahmoud Allam 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. Zoubir Yachir succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-4 in the 96th playminute. Annscroft played a much better game than Swinton FC and deserved their victory. The Swinton FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.