League

Upminster Park
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute Naïm Kourichi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akatelaji Beloufa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute Naïm Kourichi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akatelaji Beloufa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zahid Ouadah blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chahine Benzaghou having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Zahid Ouadah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chahine Benzaghou was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chabane Zaccari got free with Akatelaji Beloufa in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Zahid Ouadah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Smaïn Harkat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Chahine Benzaghou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Upminster AFC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Affi Boudjedra hit a great ball. After 27 played minutes Dagenham FC got a freekick which was hit by Ismael El Ibrahimi. Chabane Zaccari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Akatelaji Beloufa made a huge save. If Chabane Zaccari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ismael El Ibrahimi was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 36 minutes had been played. After 37 played minutes Dagenham FC got a freekick which was hit by Ismael El Ibrahimi. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dagenham FC's goalkeeper Akatelaji Beloufa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Dagenham FC's Zahid Ouadah sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Chahine Benzaghou narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Chabane Zaccari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Naïm Kourichi made a kick off. When Chabane Zaccari came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Upminster AFC 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 Chabane Zaccari couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute Chabane Zaccari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akatelaji Beloufa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Akatelaji Beloufa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naïm Kourichi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Naïm Kourichi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Akatelaji Beloufa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chabane Zaccari blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Akatelaji Beloufa having to make a save. Naïm Kourichi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Akatelaji Beloufa having to interfere. Belkacem Boulahfane kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 72 minutes into the match, Smaïn Harkat had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chahine Benzaghou. Upminster AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Smaïn Harkat was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Zahid Ouadah, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 75 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Chahine Benzaghou was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Akatelaji Beloufa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chabane Zaccari in the 80th minute of play. Akatelaji Beloufa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chabane Zaccari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Zahid Ouadah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Dagenham FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.