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Hemel Hempstead Stad
Spectators: 6761 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 0) If Rachid Benchenaa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rachid Benchenaa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Saber Meriem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Holford's supporters rose to their feet, but Saber Meriem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Buzid Zidane breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Saber Meriem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ales Mammeri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Abdallah Saïdani made a huge save. Holford's Abdelkader Besseghir got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 22 played minutes Hemel Hempstead got a freekick which was hit by Tayeb Matmour. Hemel Hempstead's Ales Mammeri got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rachid Benchenaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Abdallah Saïdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Hemel Hempstead booed when Holford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antar Benyoucef didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chérif Belmadi was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 34th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Rachid Benchenaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdallah Saïdani having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Rachid Benchenaa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hemel Hempstead's supporters rose to their feet, but Rachid Benchenaa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdallah Saïdani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Holford's Abdallah Saïdani got control of the ball when Ales Mammeri tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdelkader Besseghir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Saber Maghili hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute, Chérif Belmadi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Holford's Abdallah Saïdani didn't even have to move. Buzid Zidane stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdelkader Besseghir's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 73rd minute Rachid Benchenaa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdallah Saïdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antar Benyoucef got his second yellow card in the match during the 74th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 75th minute, Antar Benyoucef hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saber Meriem 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. Abdallah Saïdani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Benchenaa, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Rachid Benchenaa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Abdallah Saïdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the match, Hemel Hempstead's goalkeeper Buzid Zidane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saber Meriem. An unexpected shot in the 91st minute by Saber Meriem got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saber Meriem in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Buzid Zidane prevented the ball from getting in the gole.