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Emsworth
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bakki Mazzid took the kick off in the first half of the match. Emsworth United were furious when Maamar Arouaba was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 18 minutes into the match, Emsworth United's goal looked a bit too open when Bakki Mazzid came free, but Ales Driouche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Jussef Khelfellah 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. Larbi Benkirat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Amri Bahmane made a huge save. Ales Driouche stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bakki Mazzid's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Larbi Benkirat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Amri Bahmane made a huge save. If Sofyane Kerkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thanks to some nice moves Larbi Benkirat could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Amri Bahmane however easily saved by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Larbi Benkirat got free with Amri Bahmane in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 39th minute, Sofyane Kerkar made a precise shot to the right of Ales Driouche. Emsworth United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 47 played minutes Netherton got a freekick which was hit by Abdelhadi Ghozali. After recieving a nice pass, Emsworth United's Adib Mami tried to score from far away in the 48th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Larbi Benkirat made the kick off in the second half. Ales Driouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bakki Mazzid in the 53rd minute of the match. Amri Bahmane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samy Khorci, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Emsworth United's Larbi Benkirat got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Sofyane Kerkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Netherton's Bakki Mazzid got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 67 minutes into the game, Abdelhadi Ghozali was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Emsworth United the free kick. In the 67th minute, Abdelhadi Ghozali hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Abdelhadi Ghozali was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Netherton's Abdelhadi Ghozali got a free kick in the 76th minute. 80 minutes into the game, Bakki Mazzid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Netherton's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Emsworth United the free kick. The supporters of Emsworth United booed when Netherton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bakki Mazzid didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Sofyane Kerkar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Netherton's supporters rose to their feet, but Sofyane Kerkar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ales Driouche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Sofyane Kerkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 89 minutes into the match, Netherton's goal looked a bit too open when Larbi Benkirat came free, but Amri Bahmane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karim Hamid Brahima kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Netherton eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.