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Milnrow Stadium
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tarak Ayed kicked off to start the match. If Mehdi Sélim Haj Ali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 7th minute, Tarak Ayed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Northallerton fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 10 minutes into the game, Ahmed M'hadhebi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Milnrow FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Northallerton the free kick. In the 10th match minute, Milnrow FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed M'hadhebi to maneuver through the defense. If Tarak Ayed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Houcine Ayari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riadh Sélim Haj Ali having to interfere. Abdelaziz Bejaoui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tarak Ayed in the 23rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Milnrow FC defense, Tarak Ayed kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abdelaziz Bejaoui. The Milnrow FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abdelaziz Bejaoui should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Milnrow FC's zone, Tarak Ayed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelaziz Bejaoui came out of the goal and Tarak Ayed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37thth minute of the game Tarak Ayed who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Milnrow FC's Abdelaziz Bejaoui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 39th minute, Tarak Ayed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Shuaibu Naybet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute of the match, Houcine Ayari got a very nice opportunity to score, but Riadh Sélim Haj Ali was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 45th minute of the match Anouar Ghigani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdelaziz Bejaoui showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Shuaibu Naybet made the kick off in the second half. Abdelaziz Bejaoui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tarak Ayed in the 52nd minute of play. Riadh Sélim Haj Ali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Houcine Ayari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 57 minutes of play, Northallerton's Mehdi Sélim Haj Ali made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdelaziz Bejaoui was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 60th match minute, Northallerton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Melliti to maneuver through the defense. Houcine Ayari took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Riadh Sélim Haj Ali. Riadh Sélim Haj Ali dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Milnrow FC's Houcine Ayari got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Milnrow FC's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Bejaoui had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tarak Ayed. In the 83rd minute, Northallerton's Tarak Ayed ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abdelaziz Bejaoui. Abdelaziz Bejaoui yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. Houcine Ayari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Riadh Sélim Haj Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehdi Sélim Haj Ali in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Abdelaziz Bejaoui, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Milnrow FC's Ammar Ghodhbane got a free kick in the 90th minute. Tarak Ayed recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tarak Saidi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Riadh Sélim Haj Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hédi Sfar kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The Northallerton 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.