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Poppy Land
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mourad Taha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Abderrachid Mesbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehdi Bezzaz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Abderrachid Mesbah skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Mancity's Nadir Daham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillaume Laurent Soltani in the 21st minute of play. Guillaume Laurent Soltani scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nadir Daham, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mehdi Bezzaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderrachid Mesbah having to interfere. A collision led to Mancity getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Mohamed Benhamou hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Guillaume Laurent Soltani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hampton's supporters rose to their feet, but Guillaume Laurent Soltani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nadir Daham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mehdi Bezzaz struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Abderrachid Mesbah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mancity. Mourad Taha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderrachid Mesbah having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Guillaume Laurent Soltani to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Hampton's goal looked a bit too open when Mourad Taha came free, but Abderrachid Mesbah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Mohamed Benhamou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mancity's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hampton the free kick. Mohamed Benhamou hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Hampton's Rafik Piaf couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 55th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mancity. Tayeb Saïd-Guerni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadir Daham having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Salim Mehenni during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Salim Mehenni kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Mancity were awarded a corner. Abd al-Asis Mami went to the cornerflag to take it. If Mehdi Bezzaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Mancity's Khalida Belloumi got a free kick in the 66th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mourad Taha in the 71st minute of play forced Hampton's goalkeeper Abderrachid Mesbah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guillaume Laurent Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadir Daham having to interfere. 74 minutes in the game, Tayeb Saïd-Guerni dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After a rather tough play, Mancity's Khalida Belloumi got a free kick in the 75th minute. Guillaume Laurent Soltani received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nadir Daham came out and tried to block the shot, but Guillaume Laurent Soltani slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 76th minute. A collision led to Mancity getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Mourad Taha hit a great ball. In the 80th minute of the match Rafik Piaf shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nadir Daham showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tayeb Saïd-Guerni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadir Daham having to interfere. Nadir Daham took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Laurent Soltani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Hampton getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Boughera Saïfi hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Abd al-Asis Mami sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abderrachid Mesbah skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mancity's zone, Guillaume Laurent Soltani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nadir Daham came out of the goal and Guillaume Laurent Soltani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 95 played minutes Hampton got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Kaci Hamruche. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Hampton walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.