League

Halton Holegate Park
Spectators: 6757 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 0) Boubakeur Debbagh made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Halton Holegate City's Meziane Sabati sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anwa Meriem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Halton Holegate City's zone, Boubakeur Debbagh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jounaidi Djaadaoui came out of the goal and Boubakeur Debbagh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chahid Barbarossa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jounaidi Djaadaoui having to interfere. Meziane Sabati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anwa Meriem having to interfere. In the 20th minute of the match, Meziane Sabati got a very nice opportunity to score, but Anwa Meriem was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Nacer-Eddine Lagab kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Boubakeur Debbagh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jounaidi Djaadaoui was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Jounaidi Djaadaoui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larbi Nabil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Halton Holegate City's Bouabdellah Kerrache sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anwa Meriem narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Meziane Sabati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Larbi Nabil hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Bouabdellah Kerrache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Anwa Meriem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Stratford booed when Halton Holegate City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chaker Djura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rezki Moumen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jounaidi Djaadaoui. Halton Holegate City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Meziane Sabati who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 45thth minute tested the skills of Anwa Meriem when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When Amine Bouziane fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Halton Holegate City's protests and gave Amine Bouziane a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Halton Holegate City getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Amine Bouziane hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boubakeur Debbagh in the 65th minute of play forced Halton Holegate City's goalkeeper Jounaidi Djaadaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Boubakeur Debbagh came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Stratford 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 Boubakeur Debbagh couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute Boubakeur Debbagh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jounaidi Djaadaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boubakeur Debbagh had several of the Halton Holegate City's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 71 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Jounaidi Djaadaoui as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a rather tough play, Stratford's Nacer-Eddine Lagab got a free kick in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boubakeur Debbagh in the 81st minute of play forced Halton Holegate City's goalkeeper Jounaidi Djaadaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 90 minutes, Meziane Sabati managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Halton Holegate City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Meziane Sabati was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.