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Halton Holegate Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Faouzi Aggoune made the kick off and thus started the match. After 7 minutes, Alsan Sakrani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Halton Holegate AFC and the Cleckheaton FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cleckheaton FC booed when Halton Holegate AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alsan Sakrani didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Abderrahmane Canhadja made a precise shot to the right of Losif Mami. Halton Holegate AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Losif Mami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abderrahmane Canhadja, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Nawfel Khaled fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Losif Mami having to interfere. If Mounir Mezghenna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mounir Mezghenna recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Khaled Meniri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faouzi Aggoune, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mounir Mezghenna's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Khaled Meniri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. A collision led to Cleckheaton FC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Youssef Lourdjane hit a great ball. Khaled Meniri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faouzi Aggoune, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Mounir Mezghenna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaled Meniri having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Faouzi Aggoune's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Khaled Meniri was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Halton Holegate AFC's Mounir Mezghenna got a free kick in the 33rd minute. With 35 minutes on the clock, Lounes Fochtali commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Halton Holegate AFC! The referee gave Cleckheaton FC a penalty, 37 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Noureddine Sellami, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Halton Holegate AFC's Losif Mami. 0-2. Losif Mami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nawfel Khaled, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Nawfel Khaled had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Losif Mami. Halton Holegate AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nawfel Khaled was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abderrahmane Canhadja made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Mounir Mezghenna 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. Khaled Meniri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mounir Mezghenna, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After having played for 73 minutes, Nawfel Khaled managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cleckheaton FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nawfel Khaled was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 76 minutes into the match, Halton Holegate AFC's goalkeeper Losif Mami had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nawfel Khaled. A collision led to Halton Holegate AFC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Alsan Sakrani hit a great ball. Abderrahmane Canhadja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Nawfel Khaled 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Nawfel Khaled managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cleckheaton FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nawfel Khaled was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Losif Mami breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 96 minutes into the game, Bilal Rezzag was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Halton Holegate AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cleckheaton FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Halton Holegate AFC's Bilal Rezzag got a free kick in the 96th minute. Nawfel Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Cleckheaton FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.