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Match Report
South Augusta
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohamed Hamid got the match started through his kick off. If Redha Massi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdellah Aït Salem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute Mohamed Hamid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tedj Hadjar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Khaldi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jussef Ben Aarache having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Ali Khaldi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tedj Hadjar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Hamid in the 22nd minute of play. Tedj Hadjar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nabil Zeghdoud in the 23rd minute of play. Redha Massi charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Redha Massi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st match minute, South Augusta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Redha Massi to maneuver through the defense. Tedj Hadjar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Bridji, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Tedj Hadjar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Hamid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Longboat Key's zone, Ali Khaldi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jussef Ben Aarache came out of the goal and Ali Khaldi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Leon Sam fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Longboat Key's protests and gave Leon Sam a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Longboat Key's Leon Sam got a free kick in the 44th minute. Abd al-Aziz Harkouk's late challenge caught a South Augusta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abd al-Aziz Harkouk helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Longboat Key getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Abd al-Aziz Harkouk hit a great ball.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ali Khaldi to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, South Augusta's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Hamid came free, but Tedj Hadjar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Nadir Ahmed hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdellah Aït Salem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jussef Ben Aarache having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mohamed Hamid in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tedj Hadjar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Khaldi in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jussef Ben Aarache prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Longboat Key getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Leon Sam hit a great ball. Tedj Hadjar made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Ahmed Bridji sent off a good shot on target. Tedj Hadjar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Hamid, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 76th match minute, South Augusta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Farès Sami Yachir to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute, Smail Dib sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and South Augusta's Tedj Hadjar didn't even have to move. Tedj Hadjar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Hamid in the 86th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Nabil Zeghdoud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tedj Hadjar. South Augusta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nabil Zeghdoud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Mohamed Hamid succeeded in the game's 94th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see South Augusta lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.
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