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Ilkley Stadium
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) Ilkley's Mounir Mzali started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mounir Mzali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frawsen Nemchi having to interfere. Ismaïl Timsit's late challenge caught a Heckmondwike AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ismaïl Timsit helped the player get up and apologised. In the 12th match minute, Ilkley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismaïl Timsit to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute, Abdelnacer Segni 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. 22 minutes into the match, Heckmondwike AFC's Ifthen Baali sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Smaïn Kherchi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ifthen Baali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Smaïn Kherchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ifthen Baali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Smaïn Kherchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ifthen Baali recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Nabil Ouadah came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Heckmondwike AFC 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 Nabil Ouadah couldn't finish the play. Frawsen Nemchi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mounir Mzali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Heckmondwike AFC's goalkeeper Frawsen Nemchi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frawsen Nemchi made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Hadj Zeghbouche sent off a good shot on target. Ifthen Baali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smaïn Kherchi having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ifthen Baali made a kick off. If Mounir Mzali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nabil Ouadah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ifthen Baali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smaïn Kherchi having to interfere. Frawsen Nemchi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hadj Zeghbouche in the 71st minute of play. A collision led to Heckmondwike AFC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Abdelnacer Segni hit a great ball. Heckmondwike AFC's Frawsen Nemchi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hadj Zeghbouche in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ifthen Baali got free with Smaïn Kherchi in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 84 minutes of play, Ilkley's Hadj Zeghbouche made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Frawsen Nemchi was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aydril Bitat during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ilkley's Aydril Bitat got a free kick in the 87th minute. Ifthen Baali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Smaïn Kherchi having to interfere. Ifthen Baali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute, Mounir Mzali left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ilkley fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Hadj Zeghbouche struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Frawsen Nemchi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ilkley.