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Hunstanton
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wahid Saâdi started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Burnham on Crouch City's goal looked a bit too open when Wahid Saâdi came free, but Hamza Mesbah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wahid Saâdi in the 9th minute of play forced Burnham on Crouch City's goalkeeper Hamza Mesbah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hunstanton AFC's Wahid Saâdi got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rabie Gaouaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Hamza Mesbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelbassir Deghmani's late challenge caught a Burnham on Crouch City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdelbassir Deghmani helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Hunstanton AFC's Abdelbassir Deghmani got a free kick in the 20th minute. With his leg Hamza Mesbah managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Hunstanton AFC's Rabie Gaouaoui fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Salih Medaci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abderrachid Zemmam in the 25th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Rabie Gaouaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hunstanton AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rabie Gaouaoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hamza Mesbah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hunstanton AFC's Salih Medaci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abderrachid Zemmam in the 34th minute of play. After 34 minutes, Choukri Hamyane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hunstanton AFC and the Burnham on Crouch City players grew even worse after the yellow card. Choukri Hamyane hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Burnham on Crouch City's Djallal Bellil got a free kick in the 37th minute. Rabie Gaouaoui's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 38thth minute, Hamza Mesbah skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After having played for 44 minutes, Wahid Saâdi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hunstanton AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wahid Saâdi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hamza Mesbah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wahid Saâdi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Burnham on Crouch City were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abderrachid Zemmam to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Hunstanton AFC's Abdelbassir Deghmani got a free kick in the 50th minute. Hamza Mesbah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wahid Saâdi in the 52nd minute of the match. The supporters of Hunstanton AFC booed when Burnham on Crouch City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Damardji didn't get a good kick on the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Rabie Gaouaoui notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Burnham on Crouch City's Hamza Mesbah. Hamza Mesbah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marwan Brahmia kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Sid Ahmed Boulebda didn't quite understand what happened when in the 62 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 71st match minute, Hunstanton AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabri Nima to maneuver through the defense. Abderrachid Zemmam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Burnham on Crouch City's Hikmet Kacha got a free kick in the 78th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wahid Saâdi in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hamza Mesbah saved Burnham on Crouch City from getting behind. Wahid Saâdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Hamza Mesbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sabri Nima took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 91st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hamza Mesbah. Burnham on Crouch City's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.