League

Brentford Park
Spectators: 6729 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brentford's goalkeeper Baheyyi Rezzoug, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Brentford's zone, Bayna Brahmia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baheyyi Rezzoug came out of the goal and Bayna Brahmia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Farès Kerrouche struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Madjid Mazzid didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Brentford. In the 20th minute, Brentford's Abed El Karimi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Abed El Karimi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Brentford protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Abed El Karimi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Brentford! Baheyyi Rezzoug made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bayna Brahmia in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zinedine Meriem in the 31st minute of play forced Brentford's goalkeeper Baheyyi Rezzoug to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Farès Kerrouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Madjid Mazzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Brentford's goalkeeper Baheyyi Rezzoug, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Baheyyi Rezzoug took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmadjid Benzaghou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Farès Kerrouche could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Madjid Mazzid made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Farès Kerrouche got free with Madjid Mazzid in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 47 played minutes Newbiggin got a freekick which was hit by Zinedine Meriem. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Farès Kerrouche made a kick off. Bayna Brahmia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Baheyyi Rezzoug made a huge save. Newbiggin's Madjid Mazzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Messaoud Saboundji in the 56th minute of play. Newbiggin's Madjid Mazzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Farès Kerrouche in the 61st minute of play. Farès Kerrouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Madjid Mazzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baheyyi Rezzoug made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Bayna Brahmia sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Farès Kerrouche managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brentford's supporters rose to their feet, but Farès Kerrouche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Madjid Mazzid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Messaoud Saboundji fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madjid Mazzid having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Zinedine Meriem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Farès Kerrouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bayna Brahmia got free with Baheyyi Rezzoug in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 82 played minutes Brentford got a freekick which was hit by Messaoud Saboundji. Bayna Brahmia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Baheyyi Rezzoug made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Farès Kerrouche in the 88th minute of play forced Newbiggin's goalkeeper Madjid Mazzid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Madjid Mazzid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farès Kerrouche, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bayna Brahmia got free with Baheyyi Rezzoug in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Newbiggin supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Newbiggin would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.