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Fords Park
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fouad Zarabi kicked off to start the match. When Legends FC's Hamid Belkhadem in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fords AFC's goalie prevented a goal. If Madjid Kerbouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the match, Fords AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Belkhadem came free, but Belmadi Larbes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 12 in the game by Madjid Kerbouche from a close distance when the talented Ismaël Soltani managed to make a qualified save. Legends FC's players were relieved. Hamid Belkhadem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Fords AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Belkhadem came free, but Belmadi Larbes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belmadi Larbes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamid Belkhadem in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the game, Mustapha Mekhloufi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Legends FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fords AFC the free kick. The supporters of Fords AFC booed when Legends FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Mekhloufi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tedj Bessou in the 33rd minute of play forced Fords AFC's goalkeeper Belmadi Larbes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamid Oussar kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Mohamed Mansouri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Belmadi Larbes having to interfere. Hamid Belkhadem took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Belmadi Larbes. Belmadi Larbes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Belmadi Larbes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamid Belkhadem's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. The Fords AFC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Legends FC were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamid Belkhadem to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tedj Bessou got free with Belmadi Larbes in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Belkhadem in the 58th minute of play forced Fords AFC's goalkeeper Belmadi Larbes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fords AFC's Belmadi Larbes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nabil Aboulker in the 64th minute of play. Belmadi Larbes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamid Belkhadem's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. After 67 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fords AFC! The goalkeeper, Belmadi Larbes, was totally fooled by Legends FC's Ahmed Lelouch, who 68 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Legends FC's Tedj Bessou got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Legends FC's Tedj Bessou got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hamid Belkhadem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tedj Bessou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute, Tedj Bessou made a precise shot to the right of Belmadi Larbes. Fords AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Tedj Bessou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Legends FC booed when Fords AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakim Cherrad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tedj Bessou might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Belmadi Larbes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tedj Bessou ran back to his position shaking his head. Legends FC's Hamid Belkhadem got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tedj Bessou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Belmadi Larbes having to make a save. The Fords AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Legends FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.