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Whitworth
Spectators: 6743 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdelhani Rzighi kicked off to start the match. Malik Kaci Said struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Hikmet Fanon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Whitworth. 14 minutes into the match, Midhurst's goalkeeper Hikmet Fanon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Haggi Fergani. Malik Kaci Said was extremely unlucky when he, in the 15th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Ismaïl Meriem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Midhurst's Hikmet Fanon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Midhurst from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the match, Whitworth's goal looked a bit too open when Mouloud Bourbon came free, but Akwli Zemmam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdelhani Rzighi struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Akwli Zemmam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Midhurst. Malik Kaci Said fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hikmet Fanon having to interfere. Midhurst's Ismaïl Meriem got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mouloud Bourbon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Akwli Zemmam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Malik Kaci Said was the one to do the kick off. Midhurst's Hikmet Fanon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdel Zenati in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th minute, Haggi Fergani 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. If Malik Kaci Said had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 61st minute, Malik Kaci Said left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Whitworth fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Abdelhani Rzighi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akwli Zemmam having to interfere. Akwli Zemmam was a little too slow when Abdelhani Rzighi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 68th minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 71st match minute, Midhurst was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abderraouf Matmour to maneuver through the defense. Abdelhani Rzighi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akwli Zemmam having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Abdelhani Rzighi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Akwli Zemmam was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Akwli Zemmam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhani Rzighi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the match, Abdelhani Rzighi notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Whitworth's Akwli Zemmam. Akwli Zemmam was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abdelhani Rzighi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Akwli Zemmam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akwli Zemmam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ismaïl Meriem in the 88th minute. Akwli Zemmam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelhani Rzighi, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. A collision led to Midhurst getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Abderraouf Matmour hit a great ball. The Midhurst players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.