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Birkdale Park
Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jussef Boumezrag kicked off to start the match. Ramzi Benguesmia was a little too slow when Jussef Boumezrag got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a rather tough play, Birkdale's Nassim Ouennadi got a free kick in the 10th minute. Adid Besseghir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalida Benzine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Chawki Bedjaoui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adid Besseghir was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Chawki Bedjaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adid Besseghir having to interfere. A collision led to Birkdale getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Rostom Matmour hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Meziane Saadane managed to get in a good position for a shot. Guildford's supporters rose to their feet, but Meziane Saadane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adid Besseghir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Birkdale getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Hafid Choaïb hit a great ball. In the 25th minute, Anther Mihoubi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Birkdale's Adid Besseghir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chawki Bedjaoui in the 30th minute of play. Chawki Bedjaoui 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. After a defensive mix-up in Guildford's zone, Rafik Chaouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramzi Benguesmia came out of the goal and Rafik Chaouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Khalida Benzine made a kick off. A collision led to Birkdale getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Zinedine Djaout hit a great ball. 52 minutes into the match, Birkdale's goalkeeper Adid Besseghir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chawki Bedjaoui. Khalida Benzine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafik Chaouche 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. Adid Besseghir was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Khalida Benzine showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 62 minute of play. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Birkdale's goalkeeper Adid Besseghir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adid Besseghir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chawki Bedjaoui in the 76th minute. In the 78th match minute, Birkdale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kheireddine Oudin to maneuver through the defense. Adid Besseghir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chawki Bedjaoui in the 85th minute. When Fawzi Nabil fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guildford's protests and gave Fawzi Nabil a yellow card for diving instead. 87 minutes into the game, one of Guildford:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Birkdale a penalty, 89 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nassim Ouennadi, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Guildford's Ramzi Benguesmia. 2-2. 94 minutes into the game, Rafik Chaouche cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Ramzi Benguesmia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rafik Chaouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Ramzi Benguesmia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Birkdale's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.