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Houghton le Spring
Spectators: 6749 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 0) Abdelnasser Hamyane made the kick off and thus started the match. Karim Bilal kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Woking's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelnasser Hamyane came free, but Djallal Bensaoula reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Djallal Bensaoula stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdelnasser Hamyane's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. A collision led to Houghton le Spring City getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Abdelnasser Amraoui hit a great ball. After 16 minutes Houghton le Spring City's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ilyes Zemmouri who took care of the corner kick. Fawzi Ben Khalidi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bassi Bouzzou in the 18th minute of the match. Menad Bey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djallal Bensaoula having to interfere. Djallal Bensaoula made an important save on a dangerous shot by Menad Bey in the 26th minute. Djallal Bensaoula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naoufel Fergani in the 29th minute of play. Bassi Bouzzou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Fawzi Ben Khalidi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Bassi Bouzzou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Woking's Djallal Bensaoula got control of the ball when Menad Bey tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bassi Bouzzou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fawzi Ben Khalidi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hocine Aliche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fawzi Ben Khalidi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ifthen Kourichi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hocine Aliche made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Aliche in the 54th minute of play forced Houghton le Spring City's goalkeeper Fawzi Ben Khalidi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menad Bey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Djallal Bensaoula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Menad Bey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djallal Bensaoula having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Houghton le Spring City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bassi Bouzzou fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The supporters of Houghton le Spring City booed when Woking was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lyazzide Khadra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Djallal Bensaoula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelnasser Hamyane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 74 minutes, Menad Bey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Houghton le Spring City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Menad Bey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bassi Bouzzou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzi Ben Khalidi having to interfere. Hocine Aliche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Fawzi Ben Khalidi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ilyes Zemmouri during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience held their breath when Abdelnasser Amraoui in the 83rd minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Djallal Bensaoula's left hand side. Bassi Bouzzou's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 89thth minute, Fawzi Ben Khalidi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hocine Aliche in the 90th minute of play forced Houghton le Spring City's goalkeeper Fawzi Ben Khalidi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fawzi Ben Khalidi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hocine Aliche in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Houghton le Spring City's goalkeeper Fawzi Ben Khalidi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 94 minutes into the game, Djelloul Mohamed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Woking's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Houghton le Spring City the free kick. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.