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Enochville Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Salim Abbas took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes Andijon got a freekick which was hit by Djabir Brahimi. Enochville FC's Salim Abbas got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mourad Mansouri in the 6th minute of play forced Enochville FC's goalkeeper Mounir Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salim Abbas in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rabah Timsit saved Andijon from getting behind. After 12 minutes of play, Andijon's Mourad Mansouri made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mounir Cherrad was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 15th minute, Benamar Ulansi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andijon's Mourad Mansouri got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Benchenaa in the 19th minute of play forced Andijon's goalkeeper Rabah Timsit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Enochville FC's Salim Abbas in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Andijon's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salim Benchenaa got free with Rabah Timsit in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rd minute, Andijon's Abderrachid Hamid Brahima seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Abderrachid Hamid Brahima the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Andijon protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Abderrachid Hamid Brahima had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 23rd minute, one of Andijon:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Andijon. In the 26th minute there was a penalty for Enochville FC. Ahmed Boniche stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rabah Timsit. 1-1. 34 minutes into the match, Andijon's goal looked a bit too open when Salim Abbas came free, but Rabah Timsit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 played minutes, Enochville FC's Abdel Bezzaz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rabah Timsit came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Enochville FC reached it. After 38 played minutes Enochville FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Kraouche. Salim Benchenaa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 40thth minute, Rabah Timsit skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rabah Timsit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salim Abbas in the 43rd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the match, Andijon's goal looked a bit too open when Salim Abbas came free, but Rabah Timsit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rabah Timsit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salim Abbas in the 46th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Enochville FC's Salim Abbas got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rabah Timsit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salim Benchenaa in the 58th minute of play. Rabah Timsit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salim Benchenaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Yasmina Abdessalam came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Andijon 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 Yasmina Abdessalam couldn't finish the play. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Mounir Cherrad successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 66 minutes into the game, Salim Abbas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Rabah Timsit was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rabah Timsit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salim Benchenaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mounir Cherrad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Mansouri in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Salim Abbas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rabah Timsit was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Mourad Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Andijon's supporters rose to their feet, but Mourad Mansouri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mounir Cherrad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mohamed Matoub received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Mounir Cherrad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Salim Abbas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rabah Timsit was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Rabah Timsit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustapha Bougherra, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Mourad Mansouri might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mounir Cherrad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mourad Mansouri ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th minute, Mohamed Matoub 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. Rabah Timsit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salim Benchenaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rabah Timsit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salim Abbas in the 93rd minute of play. 96 minutes into the game, Salim Benchenaa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Rabah Timsit was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rabah Timsit didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salim Abbas went, in the 100th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Enochville FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Andijon had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.