League

Halifax Stadium
Spectators: 6741 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 0) After 6 minutes, Safi Bouchnak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oxford and the Halifax AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Safi Bouchnak hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Mourad Kerrache made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Akatelaji Zaaf sent off a good shot on target. Malik Mecherara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ziad Semghoun, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Mourad Kerrache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Idir Benyamina in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Ziad Semghoun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Malik Mecherara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 25 played minutes Oxford got a freekick which was hit by Said Abdelkrim. 29 minutes into the match, Oxford's goal looked a bit too open when Idir Benyamina came free, but Mourad Kerrache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akatelaji Zaaf sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Idir Benyamina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malik Mecherara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bachir Chebli in the 36th minute of play. If Ziad Semghoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 42 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ziad Semghoun sped through Halifax AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Malik Mecherara. Bachir Chebli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Malik Mecherara having to interfere.

Said Abdelkrim hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Badaz Camus hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Ziad Semghoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Malik Mecherara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Halifax AFC's goalkeeper Malik Mecherara had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bachir Chebli. Ziad Semghoun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Malik Mecherara having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Bachir Chebli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Oxford's supporters rose to their feet, but Bachir Chebli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Malik Mecherara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Halifax AFC's goalkeeper Malik Mecherara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute Akatelaji Zaaf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mourad Kerrache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 71 minutes, Akatelaji Zaaf made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Oxford's Mourad Kerrache tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 76th minute, Akatelaji Zaaf got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 80th minute, Akatelaji Zaaf left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Halifax AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 85 minutes into the game, Mohamed Bestandji was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Halifax AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oxford the free kick. Malik Mecherara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziad Semghoun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes in the game, Ziad Semghoun fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Malik Mecherara having to interfere. Zouhir Ouar kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Malik Mecherara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ziad Semghoun, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the game, Abdelmoumène El Amri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oxford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Halifax AFC the free kick. After 91 played minutes Oxford got a freekick which was hit by Abdelmoumène El Amri. With an all-out effort, Oxford's Malik Mecherara threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ziad Semghoun, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Akatelaji Zaaf scored 3-2 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mourad Kerrache, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Oxford's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.