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Marlow
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) Ali Djeballi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mehdi Ziani hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmis Guellil in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Habib Yahi saved Clay Cross City from getting behind. Ali Djeballi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Clay Cross City's Faouzi Sam sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abderrahmane Bougherra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Clay Cross City's Habib Yahi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Clay Cross City from getting a goal against them. Abderrahmane Bougherra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Djeballi, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. If Faouzi Sam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Marlow getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ali Menguellet hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute Clay Cross City were awarded a corner. Bassi Gourion went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Clay Cross City's Ziad Hamdoud getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 46th minute Faouzi Sam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abderrahmane Bougherra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Djeballi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Marlow defense, Faouzi Sam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abderrahmane Bougherra. The Marlow fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abderrahmane Bougherra should have stopped the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmis Guellil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Clay Cross City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Khaled to maneuver through the defense. Habib Yahi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Djelloul Chedda in the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Clay Cross City's Ali Djeballi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abderrahmane Bougherra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Faouzi Sam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faouzi Sam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderrahmane Bougherra having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Djeballi in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abderrahmane Bougherra saved Marlow from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ahmis Guellil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Habib Yahi was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Abderrahmane Bougherra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Djeballi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Ali Djeballi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Abderrahmane Bougherra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, Marlow was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rochdi Bedjaoui to maneuver through the defense. Faouzi Sam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderrahmane Bougherra having to interfere. In the 93rd minute Ali Djeballi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abderrahmane Bougherra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Clay Cross City's Maarouf Mazouni got a free kick in the 96th minute. Lili Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 100 minutes into the game, Marlow's Ahmis Guellil nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Habib Yahi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1.