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St Annes on Sea
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fouad Mansouri started the match with the kick off. St Annes on Sea FC were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after Swanmore's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Islam Hadji took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Adib Dahleb heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. A hard shot 19 in the game by Ishak Kherroum from a close distance when the talented Amir Mohamed managed to make a qualified save. Swanmore's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Swanmore's Akwli Hamrouche got a free kick in the 21st minute. Swanmore's Mustapha Oussalah got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Saadi Ali kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Hicham Saïdi-Sief received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Fadhil Fergani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hicham Saïdi-Sief in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fadhil Fergani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fadhil Fergani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hicham Saïdi-Sief in the 32nd minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Hicham Saïdi-Sief had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fadhil Fergani. St Annes on Sea FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hicham Saïdi-Sief was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Hicham Saïdi-Sief fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fadhil Fergani having to interfere. St Annes on Sea FC's Fadhil Fergani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustapha Oussalah in the 43rd minute of play. If Mustapha Oussalah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hicham Saïdi-Sief in the 47th minute of play forced St Annes on Sea FC's goalkeeper Fadhil Fergani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Swanmore's Hicham Saïdi-Sief got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amir Mohamed showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ishak Kherroum, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ishak Kherroum in the 59th minute of play forced Swanmore's goalkeeper Amir Mohamed to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aydril Hamani during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 60th minute, Aydril Hamani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fouad Mansouri scored 1-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Amir Mohamed, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th minute, Mansour Belloumi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 66 minutes, Islam Hadji managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. St Annes on Sea FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Islam Hadji was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Saadi Ali hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Hicham Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute of the match, Hicham Saïdi-Sief got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fadhil Fergani was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Aziz Ghazi's late challenge caught a Swanmore's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aziz Ghazi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, St Annes on Sea FC's Aziz Ghazi got a free kick in the 88th minute. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.