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Match Report
Shingle Springs
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mourad Ouadah kicked off to start the match. Rabah Ramdane who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 3rdth minute tested the skills of Madhi Metref when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 7 minutes into the match, Zephyrhills North's Rabah Heddou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Walid Kraouche narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yacine Derrida received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Madhi Metref came out and tried to block the shot, but Yacine Derrida slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 26th minute. Walid Kraouche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mourad Ouadah, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, Zephyrhills North's Guillaume Laurent Djura got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After having played for 37 minutes, Mourad Ouadah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zephyrhills North's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mourad Ouadah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Zephyrhills North's Madhi Metref got control of the ball when Rabah Ramdane tried to sneak it across the goal line. Walid Kraouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Heddou in the 44th minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Shingle Springs's goal looked a bit too open when Mourad Ouadah came free, but Walid Kraouche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
Walid Kraouche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mourad Ouadah, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Rabah Heddou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ferhat Soltani's late challenge caught a Zephyrhills North's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferhat Soltani helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Shingle Springs's Ferhat Soltani got a free kick in the 59th minute. Shingle Springs's Walid Kraouche proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Shingle Springs from getting a goal against them. After having played for 66 minutes, Mourad Ouadah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zephyrhills North's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mourad Ouadah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 67th match minute, Shingle Springs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhat Soltani to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Yacine Derrida got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Yacine Derrida might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Madhi Metref. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yacine Derrida ran back to his position shaking his head. Rabah Ramdane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute, Rabah Heddou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zephyrhills North fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 95 minutes, Tayeb Sakhri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Shingle Springs and the Zephyrhills North players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute, Tayeb Sakhri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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