League

Margate Park
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Moncef Ziri took the kick off in the first half of the match. Labib Bitat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daho Hemdani in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Semah Metref managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chinnor AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Semah Metref was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Taha Khaldi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Labib Bitat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nouara Abbas in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moncef Ziri in the 12th minute of play forced Margate's goalkeeper Taha Khaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaci Ghanem hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Chinnor AFC's Marwan Madouni got a free kick in the 15th minute. Daho Hemdani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nouara Abbas in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Labib Bitat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Margate's Taha Khaldi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semah Metref in the 20th minute of play. Nouara Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Labib Bitat having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Nouara Abbas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Margate's supporters rose to their feet, but Nouara Abbas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Labib Bitat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Moncef Ziri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Taha Khaldi having to make a save. After 36 minutes, Abdelaziz Radjef mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Margate and the Chinnor AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 37th minute Semah Metref shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taha Khaldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Benamar El Kenz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chinnor AFC's Mouloud Mammech was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Taha Khaldi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Abdul Macias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Labib Bitat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Labib Bitat made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Daho Hemdani sent off a good shot on target. Taha Khaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moncef Ziri in the 47th minute of the match.

Labib Bitat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouara Abbas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Moncef Ziri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chinnor AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Moncef Ziri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Taha Khaldi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daho Hemdani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Labib Bitat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chinnor AFC's Labib Bitat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nouara Abbas in the 58th minute of play. If Nouara Abbas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Labib Bitat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouara Abbas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Margate getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Souad Cohen hit a great ball. Semah Metref fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Taha Khaldi having to interfere. After 74 minutes, Azzam Selmi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Margate and the Chinnor AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 73 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Margate! The referee gave Chinnor AFC a penalty, 75 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mouloud Mammech, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Margate's Taha Khaldi. 0-1. Semah Metref struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Taha Khaldi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chinnor AFC. Sofiane Oulhaci kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Chinnor AFC's Semah Metref got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rdth minute of the game Daho Hemdani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chinnor AFC's Labib Bitat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Semah Metref in the 85thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Taha Khaldi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Abdul Macias kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Margate's zone, Moncef Ziri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taha Khaldi came out of the goal and Moncef Ziri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute Nouara Abbas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Labib Bitat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mouloud Mammech charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mouloud Mammech the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chinnor AFC! Souad Cohen shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The Chinnor AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Chinnor AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.