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Birch House Stadium
Spectators: 6734 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 0) Fraj Cherif started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Chedi Benzekri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Namouchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Sofiène Nafti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Jaber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 10th minute of the game. One of Birch House:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Berkhamsted City:s goal. 17 minutes into the game, Hamdi Mkademi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Birch House's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Berkhamsted City the free kick. Hamdi Mkademi kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. If Fraj Cherif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sofiène Nafti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Namouchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ali Jaber came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Berkhamsted City 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 Ali Jaber couldn't finish the play. Ali Jaber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dhaker Diwa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofiène Nafti having to interfere. Chedi Benzekri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali El Ouaer having to interfere. After 44 played minutes, Berkhamsted City's Raouf Baccouche shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sofiène Nafti came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Berkhamsted City reached it. The Birch House players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Berkhamsted City were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dhaker Diwa was the one to do the kick off. Ali Jaber in the 54thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sofiène Nafti, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Fraj Cherif had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dhaker Diwa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 64 minutes into the game, Dhaker Diwa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sofiène Nafti. Dhaker Diwa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Birch House's Sofiène Nafti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Birch House from getting a goal against them. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Berkhamsted City's goalkeeper Ali El Ouaer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chedi Benzekri in the 79th minute of play forced Berkhamsted City's goalkeeper Ali El Ouaer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Birch House's Adel Ben Ammar got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Hamdi Mkademi kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Berkhamsted City's Dhaker Diwa got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ali Jaber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofiène Nafti having to interfere. Chedi Benzekri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Berkhamsted City left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Birch House.