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Fairhope
Spectators: 6704 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rachid Deghmani started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Fairhope's Rachid Deghmani slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hocine Bahari. That made the score 1-0 after 7 minutes of play. If Hocine Dziri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rachid Deghmani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdelnasser Bencheikh during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Yorkshire FC booed when Fairhope was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelnasser Bencheikh didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mansour Labi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anthar Belloumi in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmed Kafi in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mansour Labi saved Fairhope from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmed Kafi in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mansour Labi saved Fairhope from getting behind. 41 minutes into the match, Fairhope's goal looked a bit too open when Anthar Belloumi came free, but Mansour Labi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Fairhope getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Slimane Moll hit a great ball. Fairhope's Mansour Labi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Kafi in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute Anthar Belloumi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mansour Labi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anthar Belloumi made a kick off. In the 52nd minute Ahmed Kafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mansour Labi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57th minute, Ali El-Hadi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Fairhope's Mansour Labi didn't even have to move. The supporters of Yorkshire FC booed when Fairhope was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fodil Belloumi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmed Kafi in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mansour Labi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hocine Dziri struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Hocine Bahari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fairhope. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Slimane Moll during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th minute, Slimane Moll hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Anthar Belloumi came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Yorkshire 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 Anthar Belloumi couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthar Belloumi in the 82nd minute of play forced Fairhope's goalkeeper Mansour Labi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Deghmani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hocine Bahari having to interfere. After 85 minutes, Bouabdellah Fanon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yorkshire FC and the Fairhope players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Yorkshire FC's Bouabdellah Fanon got a free kick in the 85th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.