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Lancing
Spectators: 6738 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ahmed Jendoubi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ahmed Jendoubi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Hamdi Benslimane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 11th minute, but Hamdi Benslimane got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Englefield Green City hanging dry this time. Hamdi Koissy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hamdi Benslimane having to make a save. Hamdi Benslimane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Jendoubi in the 19th minute of the match. Zine Lahmar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hatem Bouzaiene in the 22nd minute of the match. Albert Radhouani charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Albert Radhouani the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Lancing FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Albert Radhouani hit a great ball. Ahmed Jendoubi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hamdi Benslimane came out and tried to block the shot, but Ahmed Jendoubi slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 27th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Englefield Green City's Hatem Bouzaiene sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zine Lahmar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 37th match minute, Englefield Green City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hatem Trabelsi to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Mehdi Chedli from long distance, 38 minutes into the match, got Hamdi Benslimane 's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Albert Radhouani scored 2-0 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hamdi Benslimane , who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 55th minute Chaker Baccouche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zine Lahmar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Englefield Green City's Hatem Bouzaiene got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Ahmed Jendoubi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hamdi Benslimane . Englefield Green City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmed Jendoubi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Ahmed Jendoubi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chaker Baccouche might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zine Lahmar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chaker Baccouche ran back to his position shaking his head. 80 minutes into the match, Lancing FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chaker Baccouche came free, but Zine Lahmar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Albert Radhouani was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 81 minutes had been played. In the 81st match minute, Lancing FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Radhouani to maneuver through the defense. Zine Lahmar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaker Baccouche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Chaker Baccouche's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zine Lahmar was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. When Hamdi Koissy came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Lancing FC 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 Hamdi Koissy couldn't finish the play. Hatem Bouzaiene fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zine Lahmar having to interfere. Chaker Baccouche 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. When Sofiene Mkacher fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lancing FC's protests and gave Sofiene Mkacher a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lancing FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Sofiene Mkacher hit a great ball. Lancing FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.