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Steeple Claydon Park
Spectators: 6759 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abderrahmane Adjimi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Oualid Guessoum mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Steeple Claydon FC and the Canvey Island players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Lakhdar Khaldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Otman Zemmam put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Tahar Khelaifia. When Canvey Island's Otman Zemmam in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Steeple Claydon FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 19thth minute of the game Abderrahmane Adjimi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canvey Island's Afdal Bachtobji was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Ahmed Reda Zerguelaine had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tahar Khelaifia. Steeple Claydon FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmed Reda Zerguelaine was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Tarek Guellil who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Afdal Bachtobji when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 27th minute, Lakhdar Khaldi made a precise shot to the right of Tahar Khelaifia. Steeple Claydon FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Afdal Bachtobji made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abderrahmane Adjimi in the 31st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Otman Zemmam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canvey Island's supporters rose to their feet, but Otman Zemmam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tahar Khelaifia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lakhdar Khaldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Steeple Claydon FC's goalkeeper Tahar Khelaifia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lakhdar Khaldi was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th match minute, Steeple Claydon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oualid Guessoum to maneuver through the defense. Afdal Bachtobji took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abderrahmane Adjimi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Lakhdar Khaldi 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. 70 minutes in the game, Lakhdar Khaldi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tahar Khelaifia having to interfere. A hard shot 70 in the game by Otman Zemmam from a close distance when the talented Tahar Khelaifia managed to make a qualified save. Steeple Claydon FC's players were relieved. Mohamed El Aychi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 72nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tahar Khelaifia. Steeple Claydon FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tarek Guellil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Steeple Claydon FC's Tarek Guellil in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Canvey Island's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abderrahmane Adjimi in the 81st minute of play forced Canvey Island's goalkeeper Afdal Bachtobji to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tarek Guellil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oualid Guessoum was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 93rd match minute, Steeple Claydon FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oualid Guessoum to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Otman Zemmam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canvey Island's supporters rose to their feet, but Otman Zemmam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tahar Khelaifia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 96 played minutes Steeple Claydon FC got a freekick which was hit by Abderrahmane Adjimi. The Canvey Island supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Canvey Island would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.