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Croswell
Spectators: 6698 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when El Bedjaoui got the match started through his kick off. Ahmed Reda Adjaoud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from El Bedjaoui in the 3rd minute of play. If Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 12th minute, Rafik Boutabout fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Rachid Zouba stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brahim Abbas's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. After 15 minutes, Hamid Kouri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Croswell and the North Crossett AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hamid Kouri kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. If Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rachid Oussar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hamid Kouri was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 27 minutes had been played. In the 27th match minute, Croswell was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamid Kouri to maneuver through the defense. Brahim Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Zouba having to interfere. If El Bedjaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brahim Abbas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 44 minutes of play, Croswell's Rafik Boutabout made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmed Reda Adjaoud was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abdelhamid Malek charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelhamid Malek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abdelhamid Malek kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed made a kick off. El Bedjaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ahmed Reda Adjaoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rafik Boutabout had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Brahim Abbas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. North Crossett AFC's Ahmed Reda Adjaoud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafik Boutabout in the 67th minute of play. Brahim Abbas scored 1-1 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rachid Zouba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Brahim Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Zouba having to interfere. Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed 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. Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Zouba having to interfere. Brahim Abbas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Abdelhamid Malek came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the North Crossett 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 Abdelhamid Malek couldn't finish the play. Zīn ud-Dīn Fadhil Mohamed recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.