League

Upminster Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adan Nima took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Ashton Under Hill getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Asmil El Hadi hit a great ball. Abdelfattah Sifi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adan Nima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Adan Nima 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. Adan Nimas short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Abdelfattah Sifi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Adan Nima recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bassim Salah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Malik Makhloufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Chahid Benboudaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ashton Under Hill's supporters rose to their feet, but Chahid Benboudaoud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Malik Makhloufi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chahid Benboudaoud's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Malik Makhloufi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ashton Under Hill's Hamid Saïd got a free kick in the 27th minute. Adan Nima might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdelfattah Sifi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adan Nima ran back to his position shaking his head. Sofiane Oulhaci kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Ashton Under Hill's Abdelfattah Sifi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adan Nima in the 38th minute of play. Adan Nima struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Abdelfattah Sifi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Upminster. Abdelfattah Sifi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adan Nima in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th match minute, Upminster was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Athmane Kerrache to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Bassim Salah made a precise shot to the right of Malik Makhloufi. Upminster's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bassim Salah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match, Upminster's goal looked a bit too open when Bassim Salah came free, but Malik Makhloufi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sofiane Oulhaci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Through an outstanding action, after 64 minutes, Malik Makhloufi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mahmoud Bella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 72 minutes into the game, Chahid Benboudaoud cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Malik Makhloufi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Camil Bachtobji fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Upminster's protests and gave Camil Bachtobji a yellow card for diving instead. Malik Makhloufi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sofiane Oulhaci showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 87 minute of play. In the 90th minute, Sofiane Oulhaci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Ashton Under Hill's Sofiane Oulhaci got a free kick in the 95th minute. In the 98th minute of the match Upminster got a corner. Ashton Under Hill's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Athmane Kerrache ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Upminster's corner Athmane Kerrache fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Abdelfattah Sifi quite easily take care of the ball. The Upminster supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ashton Under Hill's performance. The match ended with a win for Ashton Under Hill.