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Shirebrook Stadium
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Shirebrook's zone, Akwli Medjiba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zinedine Faudel came out of the goal and Akwli Medjiba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bellemou Ziani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zinedine Faudel having to interfere. Zinedine Faudel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dari Chedda's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Tahar Thabet was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lounes Bouteflika showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Abdelmalek Dennane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Dari Chedda came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Fordham AFC 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 Dari Chedda couldn't finish the play. Abdelmalek Dennane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Tahar Thabet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zinedine Faudel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joudi Saâdi in the 30th minute of the match. After 32 minutes, Sofiane Bouazza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shirebrook and the Fordham AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sofiane Bouazza kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Akwli Medjiba kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. With a little luck, Fordham AFC's Tahar Thabet got control of the ball when Abdelmalek Dennane tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Akwli Medjiba during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Fordham AFC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Akwli Medjiba hit a great ball. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fordham AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sofiane Bouazza was slow to take the kick. During this time Shirebrook's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Sofiane Bouazza almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fordham AFC's Tahar Thabet did a great save. Abdelmalek Dennane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tahar Thabet having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Fordham AFC's goalkeeper Tahar Thabet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdelmalek Dennane.

The wind increased when Lounes Bouteflika made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Fordham AFC's Bellemou Ziani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zinedine Faudel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zinedine Faudel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dari Chedda in the 62nd minute. Tahar Thabet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lounes Bouteflika, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bellemou Ziani in the 72nd minute of play forced Shirebrook's goalkeeper Zinedine Faudel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lounes Bouteflika struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Tahar Thabet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shirebrook. In the 83rd minute, Admer Kraouche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zinedine Faudel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dari Chedda in the 93rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dari Chedda got free with Zinedine Faudel in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Shirebrook's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.