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Paull Stadium
Spectators: 6735 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdel Hamid Arrache got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes, Affi Slaïmi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leominster and the Paull FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fadel Kholt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hocine Madani in the 5th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Ghiles Ahmed managed to get in a good position for a shot. Paull FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ghiles Ahmed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fadel Kholt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bouzid Moll scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Boumedienne Korteby, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Paull FC booed when Leominster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zaki Zaaf didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 23 minutes, Hassen Rodesli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leominster and the Paull FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, Hassen Rodesli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, Paull FC's Ghiles Ahmed sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fadel Kholt narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Leominster's Mehdi Aïn Madhi got a free kick in the 30th minute. Abdel Hamid Arrache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Boumedienne Korteby having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ghiles Ahmed got free with Fadel Kholt in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hocine Madani to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Paull FC's goalkeeper Boumedienne Korteby had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bouzid Moll. Fadel Kholt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ghiles Ahmed in the 56th minute of the match. Ghiles Ahmed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Fadel Kholt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ghiles Ahmed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paull FC's Hocine Madani got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hocine Madani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelghafour Sadmi, 79 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 84 played minutes Leominster got a freekick which was hit by Zaki Zaaf. During the 89th minute of the match Hassen Rodesli completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Hassen Rodesli a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Leominster getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Hassen Rodesli hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Leominster's zone, Ghiles Ahmed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fadel Kholt came out of the goal and Ghiles Ahmed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute Hocine Madani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fadel Kholt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 97th minute of the game. One of Leominster:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Paull FC:s goal. In the 99th minute there was a penalty for Paull FC. Madjer Aboulker stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fadel Kholt. 3-1.