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Chihiro Dream Park
Spectators: 7434 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 184) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk kicked off to start the match. Hamid Kourichi's late challenge caught a THE OLD BOYS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hamid Kourichi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Chihiro Club getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Hamid Kourichi hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ismael Belloumi during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Chihiro Club booed when THE OLD BOYS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Belloumi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zheng Chong Yue didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when THE OLD BOYS's Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After 11 played minutes THE OLD BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Rabah Timsit. 12 minutes into the match, Chihiro Club's goal looked a bit too open when Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk came free, but Zheng Chong Yue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Chong Yue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lennart Bäckström in the 16th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Zheng Chong Yue. After 21 played minutes THE OLD BOYS got a freekick which was hit by Houari Rimitti. Zheng Chong Yue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Timsit in the 28th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, THE OLD BOYS's goal looked a bit too open when Anšlavs Seletickis came free, but Hamid Morceli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Chihiro Club defense, Rabah Timsit kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zheng Chong Yue. The Chihiro Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zheng Chong Yue should have stopped the shot. Zheng Chong Yue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Houari Rimitti in the 38th minute of the match. Rabah Timsit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 42 minutes into the game, Rabah Timsit was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE OLD BOYS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chihiro Club the free kick. A collision led to THE OLD BOYS getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Rabah Timsit hit a great ball. Hamid Morceli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anšlavs Seletickis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute, Houari Rimitti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zheng Chong Yue was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After the first half THE OLD BOYS were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Djamel Abdi to strike the kick off in the second half. THE OLD BOYS's Houari Rimitti got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, THE OLD BOYS's Fathi Ben Khalidi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. Chihiro Club's Zheng Chong Yue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk in the 63rd minute of play. When Cheb Haddou fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chihiro Club's protests and gave Cheb Haddou a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Chihiro Club getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Cheb Haddou hit a great ball. In the 71st minute Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chong Yue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd minute Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chong Yue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rabah Timsit got free with Zheng Chong Yue in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute, Anšlavs Seletickis made a precise shot to the right of Hamid Morceli. THE OLD BOYS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. 82 minutes into the match, THE OLD BOYS's goal looked a bit too open when Djamel Abdi came free, but Hamid Morceli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk in the 84th minute of play forced Chihiro Club's goalkeeper Zheng Chong Yue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zheng Chong Yue made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Fathi Ben Khalidi sent off a good shot on target. Fathi Ben Khalidi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Zheng Chong Yue made a huge save. Zheng Chong Yue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Houari Rimitti in the 97th minute of play.