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Porthcurno Park
Spectators: 6734 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Raouf Belloumi started the match with the kick off. Mohamed Foughali made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Abdelhadi Ouadah sent off a good shot on target. Mohamed Foughali made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Abid Khaldi sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Porthcurno's Raouf Belloumi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mohamed Foughali. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. Alsan Mekloufi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tijani Fari, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After 29 played minutes Raouf Belloumi rounded Poole FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. 35 minutes into the game, Tijani Fari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Alsan Mekloufi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 42 minutes into the match, Poole FC's Salim Hamdoud sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alsan Mekloufi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mohamed Foughali made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abid Khaldi in the 46th minute. When Salim Hamdoud came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Poole 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 Salim Hamdoud couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tijani Fari made a kick off. 52 minutes in the game, Tijani Fari fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Alsan Mekloufi having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Medjadi Saïb during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 53 played minutes Porthcurno got a freekick which was hit by Medjadi Saïb. If Salim Hamdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raouf Belloumi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Mohamed Foughali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Poole FC's Fouad El Hadi got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Porthcurno's goalkeeper Alsan Mekloufi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Porthcurno getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ales Kafi hit a great ball. Abid Khaldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raouf Belloumi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute, Medjadi Saïb hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salim Hamdoud came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alsan Mekloufi could save by the left post. Porthcurno's Abid Khaldi got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 80 minutes, Abid Khaldi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porthcurno's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abid Khaldi 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 83rd minute of the match Smaïn Boulebda shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mohamed Foughali showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zine-Eddine Liegeon's late challenge caught a Poole FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zine-Eddine Liegeon helped the player get up and apologised. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Porthcurno! After 92 minutes of play, Porthcurno's Abid Khaldi made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mohamed Foughali was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alsan Mekloufi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tijani Fari in the 98th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Poole FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Porthcurno.