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Halton Holegate Park
Spectators: 6733 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 0) Khalida Gaouaoui hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Haslingden's Younes Kourichi tried to score from far away in the 7th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Adza Nabil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Losif Mami having to interfere. When Fahd Mezghenna came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Haslingden 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 Fahd Mezghenna couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Halton Holegate AFC's goalkeeper Losif Mami, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Halton Holegate AFC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Bilal Rezzag hit a great ball. Adza Nabil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Losif Mami having to interfere. A collision led to Halton Holegate AFC getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Khalida Gaouaoui hit a great ball. A collision led to Haslingden getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Fodil Mzali hit a great ball. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fahd Mezghenna to make the kick off. When Halton Holegate AFC's Mounir Mezghenna in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Haslingden's goalie prevented a goal. When Bouziane Bouchnak fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haslingden's protests and gave Bouziane Bouchnak a yellow card for diving instead. Mounir Mezghenna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Haider Hadjadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Khalida Gaouaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Adza Nabil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haslingden's supporters rose to their feet, but Adza Nabil 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. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Haslingden's goalkeeper Haider Hadjadj, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alsan Sakrani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haider Hadjadj having to interfere. 80 minutes into the game, Fahd Mezghenna recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Losif Mami. Fahd Mezghenna showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Mounir Mezghenna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Adza Nabil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haider Hadjadj took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mounir Mezghenna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Mounir Mezghenna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haider Hadjadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.