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Cheltenham
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Atmane Djeballi kicked off to start the match. After some careless play in the Cheltenham defense, Lili Akrour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aras Redouane. The Cheltenham fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aras Redouane should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Heybridge City getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Amellal Guendouz hit a great ball. Boualem Kherchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Aras Redouane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lili Akrour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 19 minutes into the game, Lili Akrour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Heybridge City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cheltenham the free kick. Lili Akrour hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cheltenham getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ramdane Ighil hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Boualem Kherchi in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aras Redouane prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Boualem Kherchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Aras Redouane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abderrahmane Zahouania hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After having played for 40 minutes, Boualem Kherchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Heybridge City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boualem Kherchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 41st match minute, Cheltenham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Merouane Abdenouz to maneuver through the defense. Lili Akrour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aras Redouane having to interfere.

Boualem Kherchi didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-2 via right post in the game's 57th minute. Heybridge City's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! With a little luck, Cheltenham's Aras Redouane got control of the ball when Boualem Kherchi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Atmane Djeballi 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. Abdellatif Salhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atmane Djeballi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 84th minute by Lili Akrour got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Boualem Kherchi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Aras Redouane skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Boualem Kherchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lili Akrour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Aras Redouane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Cheltenham supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Heybridge City's performance. The match ended with a win for Heybridge City.