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Longwell Green Park
Spectators: 6744 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 0) Ali Cherif started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Wantage United's zone, Ali Cherif stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anter Mazzid came out of the goal and Ali Cherif tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ilyes Halimi took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gad Yachir. Gad Yachir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Ali Cherif received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Anter Mazzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Smaïn Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 20 minutes into the match, Ilyes Halimi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Longwell Green United's Gad Yachir. Gad Yachir was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ali Cherif was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 23rd minute. Longwell Green United's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Smaïn Khaled got free with Anter Mazzid in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Ali Cherif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 36 minutes into the game, Ali Cherif was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Longwell Green United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wantage United the free kick. After 36 played minutes Longwell Green United got a freekick which was hit by Ali Cherif. Longwell Green United's Gad Yachir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilyes Halimi in the 39th minute of play. Ali Cherif received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Anter Mazzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Smaïn Khaled managed to get in a good position for a shot. Longwell Green United's supporters rose to their feet, but Smaïn Khaled was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anter Mazzid breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hamza Mezghenna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anter Mazzid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Cherif in the 52nd minute of play. In the 56th minute Smaïn Khaled shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anter Mazzid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zoheir Kouidri kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After having played for 67 minutes, Ali Cherif managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Longwell Green United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Cherif was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anter Mazzid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Cherif in the 68th minute of play. Anter Mazzid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Cherif in the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Longwell Green United's goalkeeper Gad Yachir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ilyes Halimi. After 73 played minutes Longwell Green United got a freekick which was hit by Riad Bilal. In the 84th minute, Hamza Mezghenna 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. Addas Nabil kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Ilyes Halimi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gad Yachir having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Longwell Green United's Abdelmadjid Kherroum got a free kick in the 88th minute. Longwell Green United's Gad Yachir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Longwell Green United from getting a goal against them. Hamid Zitouni tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Gad Yachir. An unnecessary self made goal, 0-4 in the 92nd minute.