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St Annes on Sea
Spectators: 6738 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 0) Fouad Mansouri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Akatelaji Abdelkrim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of St Annes on Sea FC booed when Hickling was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zakaria Bendali didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ishak Kherroum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Akatelaji Abdelkrim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hickling's Akatelaji Abdelkrim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fouad Mansouri in the 14th minute of play. Fouad Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fouad Mansouri in the 18th minute of play forced Hickling's goalkeeper Akatelaji Abdelkrim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arsalane Abdelkrim took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fadhil Fergani. St Annes on Sea FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in St Annes on Sea FC's zone, Houd Kraouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fadhil Fergani came out of the goal and Houd Kraouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 26 minutes into the match, St Annes on Sea FC's goal looked a bit too open when Houd Kraouche came free, but Fadhil Fergani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ishak Kherroum got free with Akatelaji Abdelkrim in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hickling's Akatelaji Abdelkrim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Hickling from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Hickling getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Abdelmalek Al-Jazairia hit a great ball. Arsalane Bey's late challenge caught a St Annes on Sea FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arsalane Bey helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th minute, Arsalane Bey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. St Annes on Sea FC's Islam Hadji couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 38th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Hickling. Rachid Ammour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Fadhil Fergani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fadhil Fergani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Houd Kraouche in the 42nd minute of the match. Akatelaji Abdelkrim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ishak Kherroum in the 44th minute. After 47 minutes, Saadi Ali mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the St Annes on Sea FC and the Hickling players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to St Annes on Sea FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Saadi Ali hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Rachid Ammour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fadhil Fergani was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rachid Ammour made a kick off. Mustapha Benchenaa hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ishak Kherroum in the 57th minute of play forced Hickling's goalkeeper Akatelaji Abdelkrim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Ammour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Fadhil Fergani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ishak Kherroum 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. Akatelaji Abdelkrim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fouad Mansouri in the 69th minute of play. When Houd Kraouche came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Hickling 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 Houd Kraouche couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute of the match Bakir Madani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fadhil Fergani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. St Annes on Sea FC's Fadhil Fergani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save St Annes on Sea FC from getting a goal against them. St Annes on Sea FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Arsalane Bey scored to the left of an out of position Fadhil Fergani, making the score, 1-1. Mustapha Benchenaa kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, St Annes on Sea FC's goalkeeper Fadhil Fergani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Houd Kraouche. Fadhil Fergani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rachid Ammour in the 99th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.