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Aylsham
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Khalida Benyoucef made the kick off and thus started the match. Riad Meskouri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bekathen Dahmane, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Smail Djebar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aylsham's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sandbach AFC the free kick. In the 4th match minute, Aylsham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Smail Djebar to maneuver through the defense. Yahia Khaled acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 11th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Smail Djebar. After having played for 13 minutes, Bekathen Dahmane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sandbach AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bekathen Dahmane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 14th minute Khalida Benyoucef shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Riad Meskouri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Makhloufi Boumezrag hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yahia Khaled made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kader Bedroni in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Chakib Sakhri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Aylsham's Abdelhamid Berradja in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sandbach AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Bekathen Dahmane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riad Meskouri having to interfere. Kader Bedroni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yahia Khaled read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Aylsham fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 42nd minute. Penalty! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Khalida Benyoucef struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Riad Meskouri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sandbach AFC. In the 61st minute, Brahim Bahari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abderrahim Bachtarzi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 62nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Riad Meskouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bekathen Dahmane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kader Bedroni came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Aylsham 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 Kader Bedroni couldn't finish the play. Yahia Khaled took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhamid Berradja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yahia Khaled took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelhamid Berradja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 80 minutes, Kader Bedroni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aylsham's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kader Bedroni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kader Bedroni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahia Khaled having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelhamid Berradja in the 96th minute of play forced Sandbach AFC's goalkeeper Yahia Khaled to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sandbach AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.