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Lichfield
Spectators: 6743 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sofyane Hammou started the match with the kick off. Sofiane Rabiâ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abed Meskouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 3rd minute, Abed Meskouri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sofiane Rabiâ was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Lichfield:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of East Horsley:s goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Lichfield:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of East Horsley:s goal. After 17 minutes of play, East Horsley's Jaber Guendouz made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Malik Mezghich was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Sofyane Hammou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sofyane Hammou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malik Mezghich having to interfere. After 33 played minutes East Horsley got a freekick which was hit by Larbi Zeghoudi. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Hachemi Balaid managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lichfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Hachemi Balaid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sofiane Rabiâ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Malik Mezghich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sofyane Hammou in the 46th minute of play. Sofyane Hammou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Malik Mezghich tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abed Meskouri was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Driss Achoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lichfield's supporters crossed their fingers, but Driss Achoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sofiane Rabiâ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amzun Lounis, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Sofiane Rabiâ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amzun Lounis in the 65th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Abed Meskouri put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Sofiane Rabiâ. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amine Bahmane during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Amine Bahmane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th match minute, Lichfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Driss Achoui to maneuver through the defense. Sofyane Hammou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute of the match Idriss Bourebbou sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sofiane Rabiâ skillfully saved the ball. Larbi Zeghoudi shot from long distance in the 83rd minute, but Malik Mezghich was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. When Lichfield's Amzun Lounis in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye East Horsley's goalie prevented a goal. Sofiane Rabiâ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hachemi Balaid in the 91st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abed Meskouri in the 97th minute of play forced East Horsley's goalkeeper Sofiane Rabiâ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Lichfield supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching East Horsley's performance. The match ended with a win for East Horsley.