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Meldreth Park
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Issam Mansouri kicked off to start the match. Rayan Belbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Issam Mansouri in the 8th minute of the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Bahi Chaib managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Meldreth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bahi Chaib was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th minute Afsahi Haddadj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rayan Belbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nahil Belmadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Noureddine Sahnouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noureddine Sahnouni came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Meldreth's Bahi Chaib. But to his dismay, Bahi Chaib quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. After having played for 22 minutes, Mansour Kafi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Midhurst's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mansour Kafi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bahi Chaib fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noureddine Sahnouni having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bahi Chaib got free with Noureddine Sahnouni in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rayan Zemirli hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. If Issam Mansouri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Issam Mansouri in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rayan Belbey saved Meldreth from getting behind. Issam Mansouri struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Rayan Belbey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Midhurst.

If Nahil Belmadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ilassen Zaghouane hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Nahil Belmadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noureddine Sahnouni having to interfere. Bahi Chaib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Midhurst booed when Meldreth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rayan Zemirli didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th match minute, Midhurst was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelatif Belmadi to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Midhurst booed when Meldreth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zine-Eddine Baboudji didn't get a good kick on the ball. Afsahi Haddadj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rayan Belbey having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Midhurst's Araslane Messaoudi got a free kick in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the game, Bahi Chaib cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Noureddine Sahnouni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Afsahi Haddadj came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Midhurst 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 Afsahi Haddadj couldn't finish the play. Midhurst's Noureddine Sahnouni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nahil Belmadi in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Issam Mansouri in the 87th minute of play forced Meldreth's goalkeeper Rayan Belbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bahi Chaib struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Noureddine Sahnouni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Meldreth. In the 89th match minute, Midhurst was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mansour Kafi to maneuver through the defense.