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Ilkley Stadium
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Mohand Kermali started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mohand Kermali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chedli Mecherara having to interfere. In the 6th minute, Ilkley FC's Samy Benhamou ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kader Hasni. Kader Hasni yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Kader Hasni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azzouz Djebbour, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Kader Hasni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azzouz Djebbour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lili Ouatah charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lili Ouatah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes Ilkley FC got a freekick which was hit by Lili Ouatah. Mohand Kermali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd match minute, Ilkley FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Madjid Racim to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the match, Ilkley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abderrachid Mihoubi came free, but Chedli Mecherara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 minutes, Labib Dennane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ilkley FC and the Ferndown City players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Ilkley FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Labib Dennane hit a great ball. Abderrachid Mihoubi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Azzouz Djebbour to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Ilkley FC's zone, Abderrachid Mihoubi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chedli Mecherara came out of the goal and Abderrachid Mihoubi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abderrachid Mihoubi got free with Chedli Mecherara in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kader Hasni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Azzouz Djebbour, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Balwa Abbes hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. When Ilkley FC's Azzouz Djebbour in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ferndown City's goalie prevented a goal. In the 77th minute, Nawfel Tlemcani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohand Kermali in the 78th minute of play forced Ilkley FC's goalkeeper Chedli Mecherara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chedli Mecherara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohand Kermali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ferndown City's Abdelghafour Hamruche got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chedli Mecherara was a little too slow when Mohand Kermali got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 1-1. Chedli Mecherara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohand Kermali in the 96th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.