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Jericho
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Coleman's Said Kerkar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Karim Ihidjaten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abd al-Asis Amri in the 3rd minute of play. Mohamed Ben Zarabi charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohamed Ben Zarabi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mohamed Ben Zarabi kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Said Kerkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Chadli Abdelghani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noureddine Reda Madouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Chadli Abdelghani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chadli Abdelghani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Kerkar, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. If Mohamed Ben Zarabi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amrani Mansouri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jussef Ben Hamdani sped through Coleman's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Karim Ihidjaten. Nasreddine Apap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Ihidjaten having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Said Kerkar in the 27th minute of play forced Jericho AFC's goalkeeper Chadli Abdelghani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Coleman's Karim Ihidjaten got control of the ball when Nasreddine Apap tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jussef Ben Hamdani might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karim Ihidjaten. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jussef Ben Hamdani ran back to his position shaking his head. Karim Ihidjaten made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Zarabi in the 32nd minute of play. Jussef Ben Hamdani did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Karim Ihidjaten 33 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute Slimane Daham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chadli Abdelghani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jussef Ben Hamdani in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karim Ihidjaten prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Karim Ihidjaten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jussef Ben Hamdani's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Mohamed Ben Zarabi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karim Ihidjaten having to make a save. Coleman's Karim Ihidjaten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jussef Ben Hamdani in the 46th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Jussef Ben Hamdani made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Jussef Ben Otman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jericho AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Coleman the free kick. When the match had been going on for 53 minutes, Coleman's Mohammad Madani got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Chadli Abdelghani. Karim Ihidjaten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nasreddine Apap, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Jussef Ben Hamdani notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Coleman's Karim Ihidjaten. Karim Ihidjaten was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karim Ihidjaten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Ben Zarabi's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. Karim Ihidjaten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amrani Mansouri's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. The audience was convinced that Nasreddine Apap's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karim Ihidjaten was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Karim Ihidjaten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nasreddine Apap in the 70th minute of the match. Mohamed Ben Zarabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Ihidjaten having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Coleman's goal looked a bit too open when Nasreddine Apap came free, but Karim Ihidjaten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Coleman's Karim Ihidjaten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abd al-Asis Amri in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Slimane Daham ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Chadli Abdelghani was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Rachid Baba Ali Sadmi kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Noureddine Reda Madouni charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noureddine Reda Madouni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Jericho AFC booed when Coleman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Noureddine Reda Madouni didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nasreddine Apap came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Jericho AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Nasreddine Apap couldn't finish the play. 87 minutes into the match, Coleman's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ben Zarabi came free, but Karim Ihidjaten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Nasreddine Apap had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Ihidjaten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Ben Zarabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Slimane Daham could shoot a difficult shot in the 92nd minute, which Chadli Abdelghani however easily saved by the left post. After having played for 94 minutes, Nasreddine Apap managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jericho AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nasreddine Apap was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 96 played minutes Jericho AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Daham. When the referee ended the match the Jericho AFC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.