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Clapham Park
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Okacha Benguesmia took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Lamine Kosbi fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clapham's protests and gave Lamine Kosbi a yellow card for diving instead. 4 minutes into the match, Clapham's goal looked a bit too open when Okacha Benguesmia came free, but Aydril Hamdoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Clapham's goal looked a bit too open when Chaba Fari came free, but Aydril Hamdoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cheb Cohen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Zidane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Said Zaghrani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Cheb Cohen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Said Zaghrani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cheb Cohen having to make a save. Bouabdellah Bensaïd kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Aziz Sermadji kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Bahi Reda Madouni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aydril Hamdoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Okacha Benguesmia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Whitchurch United's supporters rose to their feet, but Okacha Benguesmia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aydril Hamdoud breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute Rabah Zidane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cheb Cohen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Okacha Benguesmia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Aydril Hamdoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aydril Hamdoud stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Okacha Benguesmia's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Aydril Hamdoud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chaba Fari, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Cheb Cohen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Said Zaghrani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Cheb Cohen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rabah Zidane to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Whitchurch United's goal looked a bit too open when Rabah Zidane came free, but Cheb Cohen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Whitchurch United's goalkeeper Cheb Cohen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aziz Sermadji's late challenge caught a Whitchurch United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aziz Sermadji helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th minute, Aziz Sermadji hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chaba Fari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aydril Hamdoud having to interfere. If Okacha Benguesmia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, Whitchurch United's goal looked a bit too open when Said Zaghrani came free, but Cheb Cohen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Said Zaghrani made a precise shot to the right of Cheb Cohen. Whitchurch United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Aziz Sermadji hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Lamine Kosbi got his second yellow card in the match during the 81st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Chaba Fari spun around in front of the goal 83 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Clapham's goal. Sid Ali Maillot kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Said Zaghrani in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cheb Cohen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Said Zaghrani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Cheb Cohen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clapham's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.