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Matlock Stadium
Spectators: 6748 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1748, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdenour Zaâmoum took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mouloud Canhadja didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Berkwan Rahmani went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Matlock City getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Abdenour Zaâmoum hit a great ball. When Zakaria Lacen came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Hildenborough 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 Zakaria Lacen couldn't finish the play. If Zakaria Lacen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Berkwan Rahmani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Mouloud Canhadja tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antar Benchenaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Hamdane Sad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Djallel Soltani hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. If Zakaria Lacen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Camel Bouazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mouloud Canhadja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zakaria Lacen in the 32nd minute of play. If Berkwan Rahmani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 41st minute, Wahid Arav hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antar Benchenaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdenour Zaâmoum blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamdane Sad having to make a save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Zakaria Lacen made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zakaria Lacen in the 53rd minute of play forced Matlock City's goalkeeper Mouloud Canhadja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdenour Zaâmoum in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hamdane Sad prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th minute Abdenour Zaâmoum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamdane Sad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Matlock City's Mouloud Canhadja got control of the ball when Berkwan Rahmani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hildenborough's Hamdane Sad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdenour Zaâmoum in the 63rd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Wahid Arav hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Antar Benchenaa came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Matlock City 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 Antar Benchenaa couldn't finish the play. Antar Benchenaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamdane Sad having to interfere. If Abdenour Zaâmoum had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 80 played minutes Matlock City got a freekick which was hit by Yidir Hamani. Tahar Achoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Hamdane Sad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hamdane Sad came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Matlock City's Antar Benchenaa. But to his dismay, Antar Benchenaa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 95th minute Zakaria Lacen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mouloud Canhadja saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matlock City were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Hildenborough to leave the ground with a draw.