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Coleford Park
Spectators: 6740 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 0) Yazid Temmam struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Bouabdellah Ahmed didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coleford. After having played for 14 minutes, Yazid Temmam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coleford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yazid Temmam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 16 minutes into the match, Crystal Palace's goalkeeper Bouabdellah Ahmed had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Akim Sami. The supporters of Coleford booed when Crystal Palace was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Said Ali didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 19th minute, Jussef Chebal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Crystal Palace fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Yazid Temmam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the match, Coleford's Yazid Temmam sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bouabdellah Ahmed narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Coleford getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Akim Sami hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jussef Chebal in the 33rd minute of play forced Coleford's goalkeeper Nacer Balaid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Coleford! The referee gave Crystal Palace a penalty, 35 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Reda Fadhil, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Coleford's Nacer Balaid. 0-2. In the 41st minute Yazid Temmam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bouabdellah Ahmed saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute, Fayçal Merniz 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. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fayçal Merniz to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Crystal Palace's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Temmam came free, but Bouabdellah Ahmed reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Fayçal Merniz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nacer Balaid, passed just outside the right post. Nacer Balaid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fayçal Merniz in the 62nd minute of the match. Nacer Balaid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fayçal Merniz, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Jussef Chebal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Coleford's Nacer Balaid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fayçal Merniz in the 72nd minute of play. If Jussef Chebal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fayçal Merniz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Nacer Balaid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anas Bachtarzi hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Fayçal Merniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacer Balaid having to interfere. After having played for 94 minutes, Yazid Temmam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coleford's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yazid Temmam 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 98th minute, Akim Sami 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.