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Malmesbury
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdul Benyamina started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Malmesbury's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hameur Hanous was slow to take the kick. During this time Middleton City's players had a chance to rest. After 7 played minutes Middleton City got a freekick which was hit by Ayachi Gharnati. Middleton City's Knodi Amri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kassel Reddad in the 10th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Redouane Merzekane had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Salah Kheyari's late challenge caught a Middleton City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salah Kheyari helped the player get up and apologised. Salah Kheyari kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. A collision led to Middleton City getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Abdul Benyamina hit a great ball. Abderazak Abrika, 16 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Kassel Reddad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Knodi Amri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdenour Foughali came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Middleton City's Ahaszzi Badis. But to his dismay, Ahaszzi Badis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Knodi Amri was a little too slow when Salem Ighil got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salem Ighil got free with Knodi Amri in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kamel Danedji charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kamel Danedji the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Middleton City fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! In the 38th minute there was a penalty for Malmesbury. Abderazak Abrika stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Knodi Amri. 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kassel Reddad made a kick off. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Middleton City's goalkeeper Knodi Amri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ahaszzi Badis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salem Ighil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Knodi Amri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Abderazak Abrika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd match minute, Middleton City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelmoumène Hemdani to maneuver through the defense. Knodi Amri came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Malmesbury's Kassel Reddad. But to his dismay, Kassel Reddad quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Madhil Moussaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Afellan Souakri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute, Salem Ighil 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. Yahia Allalou's late challenge caught a Middleton City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yahia Allalou helped the player get up and apologised. Abdenour Foughali acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 91st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Hameur Hanous. Malmesbury's Abdenour Foughali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Malmesbury from getting a goal against them. Salem Ighil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.