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Hereford Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Nordine Brahimi made the kick off and thus started the match. When Tayeb Hammad fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hereford AFC's protests and gave Tayeb Hammad a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Hereford AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Florence AFC:s goal. 10 minutes into the match, Florence AFC's goalkeeper Ben Hemdani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salah Yacine. Salah Yacine could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Ben Hemdani made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nordine Brahimi in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ben Hemdani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmed Ahmed in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohamed Boniche prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hereford AFC's Mohamed Boniche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Madjid Nekkar in the 26th minute of play. After 28 played minutes Hereford AFC got a freekick which was hit by Chaba Meskine. If Madjid Nekkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Salah Yacine let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 37th minute shot 1-1 at rihgt post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmed Ahmed stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Madjid Nekkar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ben Hemdani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salah Yacine in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Nordine Brahimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ben Hemdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Hereford AFC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Salah Yacine hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Florence AFC's zone, Salah Yacine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ben Hemdani came out of the goal and Salah Yacine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hamid Boulmerka kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. After having played for 76 minutes, Salah Yacine managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hereford AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salah Yacine was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Ahmed's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohamed Boniche was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Salah Yacine sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nordine Brahimi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ben Hemdani having to make a save. Nordine Brahimi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ben Hemdani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nordine Brahimi in the 91st minute of play forced Florence AFC's goalkeeper Ben Hemdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94thth minute of the game Nordine Brahimi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Florence AFC's Ben Hemdani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hereford AFC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Florence AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.