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St Annes on Sea Stad
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nouh Zian started the match with the kick off. Nouh Zian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Hani El Ounès tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of St Annes on Sea booed when Hurworth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Younes Douadi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hani El Ounès took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouh Zian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. St Annes on Sea's Abdelkrim Abbas pulled a muscle in his back after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 10 minutes into the game, Fodil Messaoud was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hurworth's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave St Annes on Sea the free kick. A collision led to Hurworth getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Fodil Messaoud hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Hurworth:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of St Annes on Sea:s goal. Hani El Ounès went to the wrong direction when Zyad Kerkar was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The supporters of Hurworth booed when St Annes on Sea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mouloud Skif didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ziad Said struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Madani Halouadji didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hurworth. Larbi Kourichi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Hani El Ounès made a huge save. In the 26th minute, Fodil Messaoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lyes Meriem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 33 minutes into the match, St Annes on Sea's goal looked a bit too open when Lyes Meriem came free, but Madani Halouadji reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. St Annes on Sea's Larbi Kourichi got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Larbi Kourichis short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Hani El Ounès to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Larbi Kourichi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Hani El Ounès tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mokhtar Kosbi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Hani El Ounès tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Lyes Meriem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madani Halouadji having to interfere. After 57 minutes, Zakaria Zaghbib mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hurworth and the St Annes on Sea players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hurworth fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! Zyad Kerkar shot the penalty kick right outside the post. If Larbi Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nouh Zian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ziad Said fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madani Halouadji having to interfere. Madani Halouadji made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lyes Meriem in the 66th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Nouh Zian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Hurworth's Fodil Messaoud got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After 73 played minutes, St Annes on Sea's Zyad Kerkar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hani El Ounès came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in St Annes on Sea reached it. After 74 played minutes Hurworth got a freekick which was hit by Nasser Bachdjerrah. St Annes on Sea's Madani Halouadji proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save St Annes on Sea from getting a goal against them. Lyes Meriem struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Madani Halouadji didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hurworth. Ziad Said received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Madani Halouadji tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 91st minute, Ziad Said left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hurworth fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After having played for 97 minutes, Nouh Zian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. St Annes on Sea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nouh Zian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hurworth eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.