League

Middlesbrough Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Middlesbrough's Omar Yachir started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Camel Djenane's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alsan Bencherif was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Lazhar Riyah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. New Milton United's Beddis Mesli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Yachir in the 10th minute of play. Alsan Bencherif took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camel Djenane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lazhar Riyah came free with the goalkeeper in the 14th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Beddis Mesli could save by the left post. Lazhar Riyah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Omar Yachir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Beddis Mesli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lazhar Riyah came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Middlesbrough 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 Lazhar Riyah couldn't finish the play. Bendjedid Zian charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bendjedid Zian the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to New Milton United getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Bendjedid Zian hit a great ball. Alsan Bencherif came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by New Milton United's Camel Djenane. But to his dismay, Camel Djenane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. New Milton United's Beddis Mesli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazhar Riyah in the 41st minute of play. Lazhar Riyah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Omar Yachir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half New Milton United were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Abdelhamid Bedroni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beddis Mesli having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, New Milton United's goal looked a bit too open when Lazhar Riyah came free, but Beddis Mesli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Lazhar Riyah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in New Milton United's zone, Omar Yachir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beddis Mesli came out of the goal and Omar Yachir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Camel Djenane could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Alsan Bencherif made a huge save. In the 72nd minute, Lazhar Riyah 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. Habib Alemdar hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Alsan Bencherif made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camel Djenane in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazhar Riyah in the 85th minute of play forced New Milton United's goalkeeper Beddis Mesli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 minutes, Faudel Cherfa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the New Milton United and the Middlesbrough players grew even worse after the yellow card. Faudel Cherfa kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After having played for 90 minutes, Omar Yachir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Middlesbrough's supporters crossed their fingers, but Omar Yachir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 96 minutes, Omar Yachir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Middlesbrough and the New Milton United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th match minute, Middlesbrough was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Omar Yachir to maneuver through the defense. Although Middlesbrough had been in control for most of the match, New Milton United still came away with the win.