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Match Report
Fairfield
Spectators: 6732 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bahi Hammemi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Patrick Abdeljilil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Karim Zahaf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mc Karim's Karim Zahaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bahi Hammemi in the 6th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Bahi Hammemi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fairfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Bahi Hammemi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karim Zahaf breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karim Zahaf was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Bahi Hammemi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bahi Hammemi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Bahi Hammemi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Karim Zahaf made a huge save. Mc Karim's Mehdi Yahyaoui got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mc Karim's Karim Zahaf played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bahi Hammemi in the 22nd minute of play. Karim Zahaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bahi Hammemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karim Zahaf made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrick Abdeljilil in the 31st minute. Karim Zahaf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bahi Hammemi in the 33rd minute of play. Patrick Abdeljilil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Karim Zahaf made a huge save. Karim Zahaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bahi Hammemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehdi Yahyaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehdi Yahyaoui to make the kick off. After 55 played minutes Fairfield got a freekick which was hit by Dhaker Cherni. Chedly Bourchada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Haykel Yahyaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Mc Karim's Mehdi Yahyaoui slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Haykel Yahyaoui. That made the score 2-1 after 63 minutes of play. Karim Zahaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Abdeljilil , even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the game, Tarak Ouakili was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mc Karim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fairfield the free kick. Tarak Ouakili kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bahi Hammemi in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karim Zahaf saved Mc Karim from getting behind. If Mehdi Yahyaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 78th minute, Chedly Bourchada made a precise shot to the right of Haykel Yahyaoui. Fairfield's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Patrick Abdeljilil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Zahaf having to interfere. Karim Zahaf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bahi Hammemi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Patrick Abdeljilil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the game, Fairfield's Patrick Abdeljilil nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karim Zahaf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2.
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