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Hillsmere Shores Sta
Spectators: 6691 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hemza Kharroubi got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute Amine Diafat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nouara Fari saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hemza Kharroubi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud 16 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Chadli Kourichi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hillsmere Shores FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Nouara Fari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zīn ud-Dīn Khabatou in the 24th minute of play. Zīn ud-Dīn Khabatou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Nouara Fari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nabil Ghozali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Amine Diafat made the kick off in the second half. If Hemza Kharroubi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 minutes, Rafik Mamouni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bushnell and the Hillsmere Shores FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th match minute, Bushnell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafik Mamouni to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Bushnell's zone, Chadli Kourichi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud came out of the goal and Chadli Kourichi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nouara Fari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amine Diafat in the 64th minute of the match. A collision led to Hillsmere Shores FC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Nabil Ghozali hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Bushnell's Mehdi Djaout got a free kick in the 66th minute. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chadli Kourichi in the 67th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Bushnell's Amine Diafat sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nouara Fari narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hillsmere Shores FC's Nouara Fari proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Hillsmere Shores FC from getting a goal against them. Zīn ud-Dīn Khabatou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 74th minute, Chadli Kourichi 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. In the 80th minute Hemza Kharroubi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bellemou Messaoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bushnell's Cheb Messaoud got a free kick in the 81st minute. 87 minutes into the match, Hillsmere Shores FC's Nabil Ghozali broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.