League

Thatcham Stadium
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Abbes Sellal started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anis Metref made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Othmane Halimi in the 5th minute of play. Fayçal Djebbour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Aylesbury United's Bouabdellah Kharroubi got control of the ball when Youssef Kahouadji tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 21 played minutes Aylesbury United got a freekick which was hit by Lakhdar Saâdi. Aylesbury United were furious when Lakhdar Saâdi was red carded, 25 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 24 minutes into the game, one of Aylesbury United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a rather tough play, Aylesbury United's Zoheir Guergour got a free kick in the 36th minute. Abbes Sellal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 43 minutes into the match, Aylesbury United's Smail Piaf sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anis Metref narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Youssef Kahouadji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute, Labib Besseghir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 48 minutes in the game, Abbes Sellal fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Bouabdellah Kharroubi having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Othmane Halimi made a kick off. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Othmane Halimi put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Anis Metref. After 60 minutes of play, Thatcham City's Abbes Sellal made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bouabdellah Kharroubi was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Thatcham City's Buba Zerari got a free kick in the 63rd minute. A hard shot 64 in the game by Othmane Halimi from a close distance when the talented Anis Metref managed to make a qualified save. Thatcham City's players were relieved. After 64 played minutes Thatcham City got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Belloumi. In the 70th minute, Samir Matmour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Youssef Kahouadji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Labib Besseghir during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Aylesbury United getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Labib Besseghir hit a great ball. Othmane Halimi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Anis Metref when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Aylesbury United getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Zoheir Guergour hit a great ball. A hard shot 84 in the game by Othmane Halimi from a close distance when the talented Anis Metref managed to make a qualified save. Thatcham City's players were relieved. Aylesbury United's Othmane Halimi got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bouabdellah Kharroubi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Youssef Kahouadji's shot from short distance in the 96th minute.