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Melksham Stadium
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Fahim Kazi-Tani made the kick off and thus started the match. Ramzi Dhahhak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fahim Kazi-Tani's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Ramzi Dhahhak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fahim Kazi-Tani in the 5th minute of the match. Melksham's Ramzi Dhahhak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fahim Kazi-Tani in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Melksham's goal looked a bit too open when Fahim Kazi-Tani came free, but Ramzi Dhahhak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Melksham's zone, Fahim Kazi-Tani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramzi Dhahhak came out of the goal and Fahim Kazi-Tani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fahim Kazi-Tani took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ramzi Dhahhak. Ramzi Dhahhak 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. Fahim Kazi-Tani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ramzi Dhahhak having to make a save. 23 minutes into the game, one of Keswick:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Melksham a penalty, 25 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fayssal Messis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Keswick's Saïf Mazzid. 1-1. Melksham's Ramzi Dhahhak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fahim Kazi-Tani in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute Zoheir Zaccari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramzi Dhahhak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ilassen Bouchnak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Laïd Adjimi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fouad Belmadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Saïf Mazzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fouad Belmadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

Keswick's Saïf Mazzid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fouad Belmadi in the 52nd minute of play. Saïf Mazzid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fouad Belmadi in the 58th minute of play. Saïf Mazzid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilassen Bouchnak, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Saïf Mazzid stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ilassen Bouchnak's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. In the 68th minute Fouad Belmadi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saïf Mazzid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fahim Kazi-Tani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ramzi Dhahhak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Melksham getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Fayssal Messis hit a great ball. Ramzi Dhahhak came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Keswick's Zoheir Zaccari. But to his dismay, Zoheir Zaccari quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Zoheir Zaccari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Keswick's supporters rose to their feet, but Zoheir Zaccari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramzi Dhahhak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 85 minutes into the match, Keswick's goal looked a bit too open when Fouad Belmadi came free, but Saïf Mazzid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Melksham booed when Keswick was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krim Moll didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the game, Fahim Kazi-Tani recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ramzi Dhahhak. Fahim Kazi-Tani showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. After 96 minutes of play, Keswick's Zoheir Zaccari made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ramzi Dhahhak was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Keswick supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Keswick would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.