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Netcong
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) Mehdi Bencherif started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 8 played minutes Netcong FC got a freekick which was hit by Fodil Liegeon. Tayeb Hammad, 9 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Netcong FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nordine Brahimi came free, but Ali Mezair reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Mezair stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nordine Brahimi's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Tayeb Souakri hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute, Tayeb Hammad sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Netcong FC's Ali Mezair didn't even have to move. Ali Mezair showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salah Yacine, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Belaid Mihoubi charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Belaid Mihoubi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mehdi Bencherif might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mohamed Boniche. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mehdi Bencherif ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th match minute, Hereford AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frantz Djeballi to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Netcong FC's zone, Nordine Brahimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Mezair came out of the goal and Nordine Brahimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 37 minutes of play, Hereford AFC's Salah Yacine made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ali Mezair was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 42nd minute Nordine Brahimi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Mezair saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Hereford AFC's Salah Yacine sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Mezair narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Madjid Larfaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nordine Brahimi was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Netcong FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nordine Brahimi came free, but Ali Mezair reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57thth minute of the game Nordine Brahimi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Netcong FC's Ali Mezair was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Salah Yacine came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Hereford AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Salah Yacine couldn't finish the play. Salah Yacine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Ali Mezair tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Netcong FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Tayeb Souakri hit a great ball. Ali Mezair was a little too slow when Nordine Brahimi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 0-2. In the 71st minute, Abdelmalek Hadjadj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Netcong FC's Mehdi Bencherif got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Netcong FC's Ali Mezair played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nordine Brahimi in the 74th minute of play. If Nordine Brahimi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nordine Brahimi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 95 played minutes Netcong FC got a freekick which was hit by Fodil Liegeon. When Hereford AFC's Nordine Brahimi in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Netcong FC's goalie prevented a goal. Hereford AFC played a much better game than Netcong FC and deserved their victory. The Netcong FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.