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Sleaford
Spectators: 6752 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jabar Benbrahim got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 2 minutes, Mahmoud Bella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Upminster's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mahmoud Bella was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Mahmoud Bella came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Upminster fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mahmoud Bella couldn't finish the play. Mahmoud Bella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sofyane Djeballi struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Malik Makhloufi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sleaford. Sofyane Djeballi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Malik Makhloufi made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Sofyane Djeballi sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 44 minutes, Mahmoud Bella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Upminster's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mahmoud Bella was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nadir Aflelou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adan Nima's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adan Nima to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Mahmoud Bella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sleaford's Sofyane Djeballi got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Sleaford getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Jabar Benbrahim hit a great ball. Adan Nima fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadir Aflelou having to interfere. Sleaford's Nadir Aflelou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adan Nima in the 66th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Mahmoud Bella cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Nadir Aflelou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Malik Makhloufi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jabar Benbrahim in the 78th minute of play. Jabar Benbrahim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Malik Makhloufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After recieving a nice pass, Sleaford's Abderrahmane Laref tried to score from far away in the 87th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Sofyane Djeballi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Malik Makhloufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Assad Beloufa fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Upminster's protests and gave Assad Beloufa a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Upminster's Assad Beloufa got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Adan Nima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Nadir Aflelou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.