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Sutton on Sea
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelhak Lourdjane took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Eton's Driss Nasro in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sutton on Sea's goalie prevented a goal. Seddik Meskouri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Karim Sahraoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Raouf Zemmamouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eton's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Abdelhak Lourdjane scored to the left of an out of position Adza Bouraada, making the score, 1-0. After 18 played minutes, Eton's Abdelkarim Hadjar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Karim Sahraoui came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Eton reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Eton's zone, Raouf Zemmamouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adza Bouraada came out of the goal and Raouf Zemmamouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adza Bouraada was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bazga Ouenjelli. An unexpectedly hard shot by Driss Nasro in the 31st minute of play forced Sutton on Sea's goalkeeper Karim Sahraoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sutton on Sea's Karim Sahraoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Driss Nasro in the 32nd minute of play. Adza Bouraada made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raouf Zemmamouche in the 34th minute. Abdelhak Lourdjane struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Adza Bouraada didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sutton on Sea. 37 minutes into the match, Eton's goalkeeper Adza Bouraada had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raouf Zemmamouche. Raouf Zemmamouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Adza Bouraada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the game, Raouf Zemmamouche cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Adza Bouraada was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Driss Nasro to strike the kick off in the second half. Seddik Meskouri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fodil Mezali kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Adal Belloumi charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adal Belloumi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 56 played minutes Sutton on Sea got a freekick which was hit by Adal Belloumi. In the 57th minute, Mokhtar Saïd sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Sutton on Sea's Karim Sahraoui didn't even have to move. Driss Nasro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karim Sahraoui was a little too slow when Driss Nasro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seddik Meskouri got free with Karim Sahraoui in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Abdelhak Lourdjane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adza Bouraada was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Djallil Ziri kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the game, Seddik Meskouri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Karim Sahraoui was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 85 minutes, Abdelhak Lourdjane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sutton on Sea's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelhak Lourdjane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdelhak Lourdjane blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adza Bouraada having to make a save. In the 91st minute, Mimoun Boumabadji had to leave the field with a concussion. When Kasdi Boukensa fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eton's protests and gave Kasdi Boukensa a yellow card for diving instead. Kasdi Boukensa hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Driss Nasro 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.