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Belper Stadium
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Sid Ali Hamyane 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. In the 4th match minute, Penzance was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahi Kelkal to maneuver through the defense. Belper United's Ismaïl Soumati played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amine Gharnati in the 8th minute of play. Tayeb Abbas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 13 played minutes Penzance got a freekick which was hit by Bahi Kelkal. After having played for 16 minutes, Sid Ali Hamyane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Penzance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sid Ali Hamyane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Daho Zeghoudi charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daho Zeghoudi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Daho Zeghoudi hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Mouloud Amirèche took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ismaïl Soumati. Belper United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ismaïl Soumati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amine Gharnati, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Nouara Soltani was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 22nd minute. Belper United's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 24 minutes into the game, Sid Ali Hamyane was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Penzance's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belper United the free kick. Sid Ali Hamyane kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Cheikh Benmabrouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nouara Soltani in the 35th minute of play. Nouara Soltani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cheikh Benmabrouk having to make a save. After having played for 42 minutes, Amine Gharnati managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Penzance's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amine Gharnati was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ismaïl Soumati showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amine Gharnati in the 44th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Belper United's zone, Amine Gharnati stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ismaïl Soumati came out of the goal and Amine Gharnati tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Nouara Soltani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Belper United's supporters rose to their feet, but Nouara Soltani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cheikh Benmabrouk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Penzance's Amine Gharnati got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, Belper United's goal looked a bit too open when Amine Gharnati came free, but Ismaïl Soumati reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sid Ali Hamyane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Ismaïl Soumati tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismaïl Soumati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amine Gharnati in the 61st minute of play. Ismaïl Soumati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amine Gharnati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Sid Ali Hamyane came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Penzance fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sid Ali Hamyane couldn't finish the play. When Sid Ali Hamyane came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Penzance fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sid Ali Hamyane couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute Amine Gharnati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismaïl Soumati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Amine Gharnati came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Penzance fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Amine Gharnati couldn't finish the play. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Ismaïl Soumati successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to Belper United getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Kader Barbarossa hit a great ball. In the 86th play minute Sid Ali Hamyane came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ismaïl Soumati. 0-1. 90 minutes into the match, Sid Ali Hamyane had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ismaïl Soumati. Belper United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sid Ali Hamyane was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Penzance played a much better game than Belper United and deserved their victory. The Belper United players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.