League

Ringwood
Spectators: 6725 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Samy Benbitour kicked off to start the match. Khalil El Amri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yassine Kouidri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Weaverham AFC's Ayache Mezghich got a free kick in the 8th minute. The audience cheered loudly when Mehdi Djamel's long shot in the 9th minute became 1-0 when the ball went to the left of and passed Hachemi Benyamina. Hamdane Mezair 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Ringwood's Hamdane Mezair slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hachemi Benyamina. That made the score 2-0 after 14 minutes of play. Khalil El Amri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yassine Kouidri in the 19th minute of play. When Ayache Mezghich came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Weaverham 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 Ayache Mezghich couldn't finish the play. Hachemi Benyamina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamdane Mezair in the 28th minute. Weaverham AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Hamdane Mezair scored to the left of an out of position Hachemi Benyamina, making the score, 3-0. With 34 minutes on the clock, Mehdi Djamel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ringwood! Khaled Chebal shot the penalty kick right outside the post. 40 minutes into the match, Ringwood's goal looked a bit too open when Hamza Salah came free, but Khalil El Amri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hamza Salah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamdane Mezair might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hachemi Benyamina. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamdane Mezair ran back to his position shaking his head. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

A collision led to Weaverham AFC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Lakhdar Zeggaï hit a great ball. Hachemi Benyamina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zyad Zaâmoucha in the 57th minute of play. Hamdane Mezair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hachemi Benyamina having to interfere. If Ajdir Saïfi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Yassine Kouidri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Weaverham AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Yassine Kouidri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalil El Amri breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yassine Kouidri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hachemi Benyamina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamdane Mezair, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. With his leg Khalil El Amri managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Weaverham AFC's Ayache Mezghich fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Khalil El Amri was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Hamza Salah capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hamza Salah really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. After having played for 85 minutes, Hamdane Mezair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ringwood's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamdane Mezair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Weaverham AFC defense, Hamdane Mezair kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hachemi Benyamina. The Weaverham AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hachemi Benyamina should have stopped the shot. If Hamdane Mezair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Weaverham AFC's Ayache Mezghich got a free kick in the 92nd minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ringwood fans cheered their team off the field, for while Weaverham AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.