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Walton On The Naze
Spectators: 6736 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Khaldoun Yahi started the match with the kick off. Nasserredine Zidane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Kermali having to interfere. Walton On The Naze FC's Khaldoun Yahi got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Khaldoun Yahi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salah Djenane having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khaldoun Yahi got free with Salah Djenane in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Ashford's Amad Bencherif got a free kick in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, Ashford's Sid Ahmed Cherif got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute, Lamine Belloumi 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. Azziz Boumedienne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Azziz Boumedienne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Kermali having to interfere. Ashford's Salah Djenane proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Ashford from getting a goal against them. Lamine Belloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salah Djenane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khaldoun Yahi in the 35th minute of play. If Nasserredine Zidane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khaldoun Yahi was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 41st minute. Walton On The Naze FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Azziz Boumedienne scored 0-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mehdi Kermali, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Slimane Lagab hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. The Walton On The Naze FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ashford were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nasserredine Zidane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Walton On The Naze FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tahar Khelaifia to maneuver through the defense. Ashford's Farid Sahraoui couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 56th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Walton On The Naze FC. In the 62nd match minute, Walton On The Naze FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Knodi Bouraada to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Walton On The Naze FC's Rochdi El Aychi got a free kick in the 65th minute. Lamine Belloumi took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salah Djenane. Salah Djenane dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Knodi Bouraada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nasserredine Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Ashford getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Fouad Nekkar hit a great ball. Ashford's Salah Djenane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tahar Khelaifia in the 82nd minute of play. Mehdi Kermali made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Azziz Boumedienne sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Walton On The Naze FC's Rochdi El Aychi got a free kick in the 86th minute. 87 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Ashford's Azziz Boumedienne fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lamine Belloumi in the 94th minute of play forced Ashford's goalkeeper Salah Djenane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ashford getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Sid Ahmed Cherif hit a great ball. 97 minutes into the match, Ashford's goal looked a bit too open when Lamine Belloumi came free, but Salah Djenane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khaldoun Yahi scored 2-1 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Salah Djenane, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ashford players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Walton On The Naze FC.