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Poppy Land
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mourad Taha made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th match minute, Mancity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Bezzaz to maneuver through the defense. Nadir Daham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 6th minute of play. Sofiane Matoub struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Nadir Daham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abu Dhabi United. Fodil Abbas scored 0-1 in the 9th 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. In the 11th match minute, Abu Dhabi United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Gourion to maneuver through the defense. Jean-Baptiste Azem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Nadir Daham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18thth minute of the game Jean-Baptiste Azem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mancity's Nadir Daham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Jean-Baptiste Azem sped through Mancity's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nadir Daham. With a little luck, Abu Dhabi United's Abd el Hamdani got control of the ball when Mehdi Bezzaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Abu Dhabi United's Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mancity's goalie prevented a goal. Khalida Belloumi charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Khalida Belloumi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, Mancity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Khalida Belloumi to maneuver through the defense. Nadir Daham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 33rd minute of play. Nadir Daham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fodil Abbas in the 39th minute of the match. When Abu Dhabi United's Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mancity's goalie prevented a goal. Jean-Baptiste Azem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Nadir Daham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The Abu Dhabi United fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Abu Dhabi United's Jean-Baptiste Azem looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Abu Dhabi United's Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 59th minute got a chance for a shot 59th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mancity's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Mancity's Khalida Belloumi got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Jean-Baptiste Azem kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nadir Daham, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mohamed Mezair's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nadir Daham read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 71st minute of the match, Mohamed Mezair tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nadir Daham saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 73 played minutes Mancity got a freekick which was hit by Frantz Hanister. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amine Boudjedra during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 74 played minutes Abu Dhabi United got a freekick which was hit by Amine Boudjedra. In the 77th minute, Ali Zitouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amine Boudjedra got free with Nadir Daham in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abu Dhabi United's Jean-Baptiste Azem was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 79th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Fodil Abbas struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Nadir Daham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abu Dhabi United. Daho Medjoudj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nadir Daham was out of position in the 86 minute of play, and Fodil Abbas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fodil Abbas really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. When Jean-Baptiste Azem came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Abu Dhabi United 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 Jean-Baptiste Azem couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Mancity getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Khalida Belloumi hit a great ball. When the final whistle sounded Abu Dhabi United left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mancity.