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Bobur arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mourad Mansouri got the match started through his kick off. Rabah Timsit stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hameur Benhabiles's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hameur Benhabiles in the 8th minute of play forced Andijon's goalkeeper Rabah Timsit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rabah Timsit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Abbas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hameur Benhabiles scored 0-2 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rabah Timsit, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 17 minutes into the match, Zīn ud-Dīn Bahari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rabah Timsit. Andijon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zīn ud-Dīn Bahari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After having played for 24 minutes, Yasmina Abdessalam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andijon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yasmina Abdessalam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 27th minute Rachid Abbas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Timsit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rabah Timsit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fodil Deghmani in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Shamrock Rovers's goalkeeper Belaid Ghozali had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mohamed Matoub. Rabah Timsit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hameur Benhabiles, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37th minute Zīn ud-Dīn Bahari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Timsit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Shamrock Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Mourad Mansouri came free, but Belaid Ghozali reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hameur Benhabiles was the one to do the kick off. Rachid Abbas in the 53rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rabah Timsit, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rabah Timsit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hameur Benhabiles in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match, Hameur Benhabiles tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rabah Timsit saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kassel Bougherra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belaid Ghozali having to interfere. Andijon's Rabah Timsit proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Andijon from getting a goal against them. In the 64th minute, Fergani Kouri 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hameur Benhabiles, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Rachid Abbas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Rabah Timsit made a huge save. Rabah Timsit made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Rachid Abbas sent off a good shot on target. Abderrachid Hamid Brahima was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 70 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Andijon fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 73 minutes, Shamrock Rovers's Abdelaziz Ghazi 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 Rabah Timsit. Rabah Timsit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hameur Benhabiles, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Fodil Deghmani received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rabah Timsit came out and tried to block the shot, but Fodil Deghmani slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 78th minute. Andijon's Rabah Timsit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zīn ud-Dīn Bahari in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Rachid Abbas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rabah Timsit. The goal made the score 0-7. Hameur Benhabiles's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rabah Timsit read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. Rabah Timsit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hameur Benhabiles in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Shamrock Rovers eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.