League

Basingstoke
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sid Ali Kraouche took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th match minute, Felixstowe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Mesli to maneuver through the defense. Achik Baïri came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Basingstoke's Sid Ali Kraouche. But to his dismay, Sid Ali Kraouche quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Achik Baïri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sid Ali Kraouche showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. Sid Ali Kraouche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achik Baïri having to interfere. Sid Ali Kraouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute, Tedj Boukhari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th match minute, Felixstowe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tarik Mamouni to maneuver through the defense. Sid Ali Kraouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 28 minutes of play, Basingstoke's Nacer Fergani made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Achik Baïri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nacer Fergani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achik Baïri having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sid Ali Kraouche in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Achik Baïri saved Felixstowe from getting behind. Aksil Saïb charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aksil Saïb the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nasreddine Madjer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Achik Baïri. Felixstowe's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nacer Fergani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Achik Baïri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74thth minute of the game Nacer Fergani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Felixstowe's Achik Baïri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sid Ali Kraouche in the 75th minute of play forced Felixstowe's goalkeeper Achik Baïri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute, Sid Ali Kraouche ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Achik Baïri was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Samy Mérah-Benida struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Amjad Belfaa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Felixstowe. Rayan Derbouz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Amjad Belfaa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amjad Belfaa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samy Mérah-Benida, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Samy Mérah-Benida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Basingstoke's zone, Samy Mérah-Benida stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amjad Belfaa came out of the goal and Samy Mérah-Benida tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baligh Otman kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Basingstoke's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.