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Dorney
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Dorney's Dylan Muqaddem started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dorney's Bouziane Yachir got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Dorney's zone, Souad Hamdoud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amine Zeghbouche came out of the goal and Souad Hamdoud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the match, Dorney's goal looked a bit too open when Houari Boulmerka came free, but Amine Zeghbouche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute, Souad Hamdoud 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. Boubaker Zaghloul took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amine Zeghbouche. Dorney's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Abdelnacer Arif kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Benamar Guerrache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Dylan Muqaddem reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Boualem Abbes. The goal made the score 1-0. Dylan Muqaddem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Boualem Abbes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Dorney's Tayeb Attaf got a free kick in the 41st minute. Amine Zeghbouche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Souad Hamdoud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Gainsborough booed when Dorney was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakim Merah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Souad Hamdoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Amine Zeghbouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 49th minute, Dylan Muqaddem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dorney's supporters rose to their feet, but Dylan Muqaddem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boualem Abbes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Souad Hamdoud to make the kick off. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gainsborough! The referee gave Dorney a penalty, 58 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bechir Sellami, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gainsborough's Boualem Abbes. 2-0. After having played for 63 minutes, Tahar Bouazza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gainsborough's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tahar Bouazza 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 64th match minute, Dorney was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelnacer Arif to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the game, Bouzid Kacha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dorney's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gainsborough the free kick. Bouzid Kacha kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, Dorney was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akziz Nabil to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Dorney's Amine Zeghbouche got control of the ball when Aggur Gaouaoui tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Houari Boulmerka got free with Amine Zeghbouche in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dorney's Amine Zeghbouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Souad Hamdoud in the 101st minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Dorney fans cheered their team off the field, for while Gainsborough had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.