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Birmingham Selly Oak
Spectators: 6754 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1754, VIP seats: 0) Reda Laref made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Birmingham Selly Oak's Djabir Bouzid sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nacer Rahmani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Yunes Messis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 7 minutes into the match, Birmingham Selly Oak's Reda Laref sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nacer Rahmani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 8 played minutes Riadha Club Arbaâ got a freekick which was hit by Afaghis Hanister. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Riadha Club Arbaâ's goalkeeper Nacer Rahmani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Yunes Messis 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. A collision led to Riadha Club Arbaâ getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Zinedine Hammad hit a great ball. Nacer Rahmani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reda Laref in the 17th minute of play. After 19 played minutes Riadha Club Arbaâ got a freekick which was hit by Tayeb Aboulker. Mebarek Saci, 20 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. Nacer Rahmani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reda Laref, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reda Laref fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacer Rahmani having to interfere. In the 31st minute of the match Djafar Meskouri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nacer Rahmani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the last second Nacer Rahmani throw himself and got hold of the ball when Abderrahmane Halimi in the 34thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 35th minute of the match, Yunes Messis got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nacer Rahmani was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 38 minutes into the game, Riadha Club Arbaâ's Afaghis Hanister nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mebarek Khaled made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 45th minute Reda Laref shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacer Rahmani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afaghis Hanister struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Mebarek Khaled didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Riadha Club Arbaâ. The Birmingham Selly Oak players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Riadha Club Arbaâ were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kamil Betroni to make the kick off. Mebarek Khaled came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Riadha Club Arbaâ's Afaghis Hanister. But to his dismay, Afaghis Hanister quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Nacer Rahmani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reda Laref, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afaghis Hanister scored 0-3 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mebarek Khaled, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th minute, Fadel Ouatah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute of the match Mebarek Saci sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nacer Rahmani skillfully saved the ball. If Kamil Betroni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute Yunes Messis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacer Rahmani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Reda Laref received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Nacer Rahmani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Birmingham Selly Oak fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Riadha Club Arbaâ a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ziane Djebbour, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Birmingham Selly Oak's Mebarek Khaled. 0-4. Nabil Khalef hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Yunes Messis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacer Rahmani was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Yunes Messis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacer Rahmani having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Kamil Betroni kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mebarek Khaled. That made the score 0-5 in the 90 minute of play. Yunes Messis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Nacer Rahmani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yunes Messis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.