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Pal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Massoud Abid made the kick off which started today's match. Salah Kazi-Tani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Massoud Abid, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Ilian Saïdi-Sief managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maidstone United's supporters rose to their feet, but Ilian Saïdi-Sief was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salah Kazi-Tani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ilian Saïdi-Sief spun around in front of the goal 9 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Pal's goal. If Nacer Menad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the match, Labib Brahimi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salah Kazi-Tani. Pal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Labib Brahimi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 20th minute Massoud Abid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salah Kazi-Tani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salah Kazi-Tani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Massoud Abid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Massoud Abid managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maidstone United's supporters rose to their feet, but Massoud Abid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salah Kazi-Tani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 0-2 became the score in the 28th minute when Ilian Saïdi-Sief elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Massoud Abid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ilian Saïdi-Sief in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salah Kazi-Tani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Massoud Abid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ilian Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pal's Salah Kazi-Tani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Massoud Abid in the 44th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frawsen Tayebi made a kick off. Abdelkader Benzaghou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Frawsen Tayebi went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 63rd minute, Nacer Menad 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. 65 minutes into the match, Pal's goal looked a bit too open when Massoud Abid came free, but Salah Kazi-Tani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdelkader Benzaghou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frawsen Tayebi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilian Saïdi-Sief received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Salah Kazi-Tani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salah Kazi-Tani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Massoud Abid in the 75th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Maidstone United's Ilian Saïdi-Sief sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Salah Kazi-Tani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ifthen Bedjaoui during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 77 played minutes Pal got a freekick which was hit by Ifthen Bedjaoui. If Ilian Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ilian Saïdi-Sief's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Salah Kazi-Tani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. After 82 minutes, Ouali Benichou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pal and the Maidstone United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ouali Benichou hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Ilian Saïdi-Sief took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Salah Kazi-Tani. Salah Kazi-Tani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After having played for 95 minutes, Ifthen Bedjaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ifthen Bedjaoui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.