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Sandy Park
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abderrahmane Canhadja kicked off to start the match. Zaïm Brahimi kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Sandy's goal looked a bit too open when Nawfel Khaled came free, but Meziane Dziri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abderrahmane Canhadja in the 13th minute of play forced Sandy's goalkeeper Meziane Dziri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 14 minutes of play, Cleckheaton FC's Abderrahmane Canhadja made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meziane Dziri was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 23rd match minute, Sandy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aberkane Sellal to maneuver through the defense. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sandy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Noureddine Sellami was slow to take the kick. During this time Cleckheaton FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Abderrahmane Canhadja got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Meziane Dziri quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Khaled Meniri made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Abdelmoumen Benichou sent off a good shot on target. Cleckheaton FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 33rd minute, when Madin Benhabiles scored to the left of an out of position Khaled Meniri, making the score, 1-1. Nawfel Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandy's Meziane Dziri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nawfel Khaled in the 41st minute of play. Meziane Dziri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abderrahmane Canhadja's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. 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 Madin Benhabiles made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Sandy's goal looked a bit too open when Abderrahmane Canhadja came free, but Meziane Dziri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Bahasz Chaouchi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abderrahmane Canhadja recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th 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, Cleckheaton FC's Makhlouf Soltani got a free kick in the 60th minute. When Zaïm Brahimi came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Sandy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zaïm Brahimi couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Cleckheaton FC's zone, Abdelmoumen Benichou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Khaled Meniri came out of the goal and Abdelmoumen Benichou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 63 minutes, Abdelmoumen Benichou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sandy and the Cleckheaton FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cleckheaton FC booed when Sandy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelmoumen Benichou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abderrahmane Canhadja struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Meziane Dziri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cleckheaton FC. With a little luck, Sandy's Meziane Dziri got control of the ball when Nawfel Khaled tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nawfel Khaled scored 1-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Meziane Dziri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Madin Benhabiles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khaled Meniri having to interfere. Khaled Meniri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelmoumen Benichou, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cleckheaton FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.