Cohoes
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abdelaziz Merah made the kick off which started today's match. Noureddine Saïfi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Abdi having to interfere. After 6 minutes, Hocine Zidane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wadsworth and the Cohoes players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Wadsworth's Hocine Zidane got a free kick in the 7th minute. Abd el Zarabi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Mohamed Brahmi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Brahmi didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 9th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Ben Seghiri hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Said Khaled received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Rachid Abdi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Said Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Mehdi Gaouaoui fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wadsworth's protests and gave Mehdi Gaouaoui a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Wadsworth's Mehdi Gaouaoui got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some careless play in the Wadsworth defense, Abd el Zarabi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mohamed Brahmi. The Wadsworth fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mohamed Brahmi should have stopped the shot. Said Khaled received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rachid Abdi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Abdelaziz Merah came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Cohoes 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 Abdelaziz Merah couldn't finish the play. Cohoes's Rachid Abdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Said Khaled in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noureddine Saïfi in the 47th minute of play forced Cohoes's goalkeeper Rachid Abdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Said Khaled was the one to do the kick off. Said Khaled sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Abd el Zarabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 61 minutes into the match, Wadsworth's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Merah came free, but Mohamed Brahmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Wadsworth's Thelma Sahraoui got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Wadsworth's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Merah came free, but Mohamed Brahmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Cohoes booed when Wadsworth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hocine Zidane didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Wadsworth's zone, Abdelaziz Merah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Brahmi came out of the goal and Abdelaziz Merah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the match, Wadsworth's goal looked a bit too open when Abd el Zarabi came free, but Mohamed Brahmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 played minutes, Wadsworth's René Merah shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rachid Abdi 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 Wadsworth reached it. If Abd el Zarabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 76 minutes into the match, Wadsworth's goal looked a bit too open when Abd el Zarabi came free, but Mohamed Brahmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Said Khaled fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Rachid Abdi, passed just outside the right post. If Abdelaziz Merah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Wadsworth's Mohamed Brahmi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abd el Zarabi in the 81st minute of play. Mohamed Brahmi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelaziz Merah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Wadsworth's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Merah came free, but Mohamed Brahmi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rachid Abdi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Khaled, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, Cohoes's Hemza Bellemou Messaoud got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Noureddine Saïfi struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Rachid Abdi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wadsworth. Fouad Moussa's late challenge caught a Wadsworth's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fouad Moussa helped the player get up and apologised. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Cohoes had won after a very even match.
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