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Pikesville
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) When Adam Kosmatka came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Pikesville 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 Adam Kosmatka couldn't finish the play. In the 6th match minute, Corinth FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Safy Baroudi to maneuver through the defense. Cheb Amri made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Agustin Matei sent off a good shot on target. Ismaël Akrour hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute of the match, Agustin Matei got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cheb Amri was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amar Benhamou in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gáspár Kovács saved Pikesville from getting behind. Pikesville's Gáspár Kovács played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdel Ihidjaten in the 22nd minute of play. With a little luck, Corinth FC's Cheb Amri got control of the ball when Agustin Matei tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 29 minutes Corinth FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rachid Mamouni who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Pikesville's corner Rachid Mamouni fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cheb Amri quite easily take care of the ball. If Amar Benhamou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th match minute, Corinth FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Guendouz to maneuver through the defense. 3-0 became the score in the 39th minute when Agustin Matei elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Chadli Bensaoula hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Corinth FC's goalkeeper Cheb Amri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Corinth FC's zone, Agustin Matei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cheb Amri came out of the goal and Agustin Matei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The Corinth FC fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Corinth FC's Abdel Ihidjaten looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Amar Benhamou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Corinth FC defense, Agustin Matei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cheb Amri. The Corinth FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cheb Amri should have stopped the shot. Corinth FC's Cheb Amri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustin Matei in the 68th minute of play. Adam Kosmatka recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gáspár Kovács didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdel Ihidjaten went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Agustin Matei fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Amri having to interfere. When Amar Benhamou came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Corinth FC 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 Amar Benhamou couldn't finish the play. Rachid Baba Ali Bentifour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Amri having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amar Benhamou in the 90th minute of play forced Pikesville's goalkeeper Gáspár Kovács to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Abdel Ihidjaten 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. When Aurél Détári fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pikesville's protests and gave Aurél Détári a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 played minutes Pikesville got a freekick which was hit by Aurél Détári. 95 minutes into the match, Pikesville's goalkeeper Gáspár Kovács had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdel Ihidjaten. When the referee ended the match the Pikesville players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.