League

Sandy Park
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Faouzi Aggoune took the kick off in the first half of the match. Halton Holegate AFC's Losif Mami proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Halton Holegate AFC from getting a goal against them. Abdelmoumen Benichou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Abdelmoumen Benichou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Halton Holegate AFC booed when Sandy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bahasz Chaouchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Faouzi Aggoune's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Meziane Dziri was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After having played for 18 minutes, Faouzi Aggoune managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Halton Holegate AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faouzi Aggoune was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mounir Mezghenna scored 0-1 in the 24th 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. After a rather tough play, Halton Holegate AFC's Lounes Fochtali got a free kick in the 29th minute. Mohand Metref's late challenge caught a Halton Holegate AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohand Metref helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Halton Holegate AFC booed when Sandy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohand Metref didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rd minute, Mounir Mezghenna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Halton Holegate AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Meziane Dziri 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 38th minute. Meziane Dziri 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 39th minute. In the 40th match minute, Sandy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahasz Chaouchi to maneuver through the defense. Faouzi Aggoune fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meziane Dziri having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Halton Holegate AFC's Faouzi Aggoune sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Meziane Dziri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Halton Holegate AFC's Losif Mami got control of the ball when Abdelmoumen Benichou tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Sandy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Halton Holegate AFC were winning 0-2.

Sandy's Meziane Dziri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faouzi Aggoune in the 52nd minute of play. Meziane Dziri 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 54th minute. Madin Benhabiles sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Faouzi Aggoune fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meziane Dziri having to interfere. Faouzi Aggoune received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Meziane Dziri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohand Metref hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Halton Holegate AFC's Rabia Djamel tried to score from far away in the 74th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 78th match minute, Sandy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Madin Benhabiles to maneuver through the defense. Madin Benhabiles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Losif Mami having to interfere. 86 minutes into the match, Sandy's goalkeeper Meziane Dziri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mounir Mezghenna. An unexpectedly hard shot by Madin Benhabiles in the 88th minute of play forced Halton Holegate AFC's goalkeeper Losif Mami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Abdelmoumen Benichou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.