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Birch House Stadium
Spectators: 6755 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yidir Metref took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rayan Lacen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yidir Metref in the 10th minute of the match. Amzar Abdelmoumene fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reda Mzali having to interfere. Hadj Amara charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hadj Amara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 played minutes Botley City got a freekick which was hit by Hadj Amara. Akmar Hammou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rayan Lacen having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Botley City's goal looked a bit too open when Yidir Metref came free, but Rayan Lacen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Birch House's goal looked a bit too open when Amzar Abdelmoumene came free, but Reda Mzali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samir Korteby kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Reda Mzali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Azziz Oulhaci in the 36th minute of the match. Azziz Oulhaci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Azziz Oulhaci to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akmar Hammou in the 54th minute of play forced Botley City's goalkeeper Rayan Lacen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 played minutes Botley City got a freekick which was hit by Hilal Adjani. In the 59thth minute of the game Akmar Hammou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Botley City's Rayan Lacen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Birch House's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Azziz Oulhaci 61 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-1. In the 64th minute Amzar Abdelmoumene shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reda Mzali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rayan Lacen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akmar Hammou in the 67th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Azziz Oulhaci got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 71st match minute, Birch House was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tami Ziani to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yidir Metref in the 74th minute of play forced Botley City's goalkeeper Rayan Lacen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akmar Hammou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Rayan Lacen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 78 minutes of play Botley City's Hadj Amara was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Birch House booed when Botley City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hadj Amara didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd match minute, Birch House was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tami Ziani to maneuver through the defense. If Amzar Abdelmoumene had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th match minute, Botley City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azziz Oulhaci to maneuver through the defense. The Botley City players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.