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Coppell Stadium
Spectators: 6703 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 0) Mehdi Prévost made the kick off and thus started the match. Ahmed Saïdi-Sief sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Khalida Merzekane in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmed Bey saved Coppell from getting behind. Khalida Merzekane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Bey having to interfere. Ahmed Bey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalida Merzekane, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute Khalida Merzekane shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Bey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmed Saïdi-Sief fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Souakri having to interfere. Mehdi Prévost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Youssef Souakri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Saïdi-Sief in the 24th minute. Anthar Gaouaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Bey having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdel Boufroura during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of Coppell:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Arcola FC:s goal. Mehdi Prévost received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Youssef Souakri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Youssef Souakri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmed Saïdi-Sief in the 33rd minute. Anthar Gaouaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehdi Prévost fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Souakri having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehdi Prévost in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Youssef Souakri saved Arcola FC from getting behind.

52 minutes into the game, Khalida Merzekane recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ahmed Bey. Khalida Merzekane showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Anthar Gaouaoui struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Ahmed Bey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arcola FC. Mehdi Prévost struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Youssef Souakri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coppell. Youssef Souakri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehdi Prévost, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Ahmed Cavalli struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Ahmed Bey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arcola FC. Anthar Gaouaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ahmed Bey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 71 minutes, Khalida Merzekane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arcola FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Khalida Merzekane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Khalida Merzekane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ahmed Bey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 76 played minutes Coppell got a freekick which was hit by Charles Chaib. After 83 played minutes Arcola FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Cavalli. If Anthar Gaouaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st minute, Ferhat Mimoun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd match minute, Coppell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahmoud Khalef to maneuver through the defense. Larbi Abbas's shot from long distance in the 94th minute was not bad at all, but Coppell's Ahmed Bey knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. If Ahmed Saïdi-Sief had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Arcola FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Arcola FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.