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Emsworth
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yazid Lacen kicked off to start the match. After 8 played minutes Plumstead City got a freekick which was hit by Abdelmoumen Allalou. In the 9th minute, Ramdane Hammad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hamid Boukhari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ales Driouche having to interfere. Ales Driouche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamid Boukhari, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Anouar Betroni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yazid Lacen in the 17th minute of the match. If Yazid Lacen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anouar Betroni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yazid Lacen in the 28th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Larbi Benkirat got free with Anouar Betroni in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Baheyyi Hanin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute Yazid Lacen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anouar Betroni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Plumstead City's goalkeeper Anouar Betroni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Larbi Benkirat. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hamid Boukhari was the one to do the kick off. Maamar Arouaba hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. If Baheyyi Hanin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ales Driouche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baheyyi Hanin in the 60th minute. Hamid Boukhari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ales Driouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Emsworth United's goalkeeper Ales Driouche had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baheyyi Hanin. In the 65th minute Yazid Lacen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anouar Betroni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, one of Emsworth United:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Emsworth United. Ales Driouche was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Hachem Saïd capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hachem Saïd really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. After some careless play in the Plumstead City defense, Larbi Benkirat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anouar Betroni. The Plumstead City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anouar Betroni should have stopped the shot. 75 minutes into the game, Mourad Sandjak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Plumstead City's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Emsworth United the free kick. Mourad Sandjak kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hacène Dhyab in the 76th minute of play forced Plumstead City's goalkeeper Anouar Betroni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Emsworth United's goalkeeper Ales Driouche had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baheyyi Hanin. Anouar Betroni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazid Lacen, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Ales Driouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamid Boukhari in the 86th minute of play. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Emsworth United's goalkeeper Ales Driouche, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 91 played minutes Plumstead City got a freekick which was hit by Hachem Saïd. 92 minutes into the match, Emsworth United's Adib Mami broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 98 minutes of play, Emsworth United's Larbi Benkirat made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anouar Betroni was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.