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Chincoteague Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mohamed Bellemou Messaoud made the kick off which started today's match. Chincoteague's Noureddine Belloumi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fateh Bitat in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Honokaa's goalkeeper Nasserredine Fillali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Abdelaziz Raho charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdelaziz Raho the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Honokaa getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Abdelaziz Raho hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the game, Ismaël Bouzid was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chincoteague's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Honokaa the free kick. Ismaël Bouzid hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fateh Bitat in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noureddine Belloumi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Noureddine Belloumi came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Honokaa's Rachid Brahami. But to his dismay, Rachid Brahami quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Chincoteague's goal looked a bit too open when Fateh Bitat came free, but Noureddine Belloumi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Chincoteague's Nouara Ahmed dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. A collision led to Chincoteague getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Ismaël Bouzid hit a great ball. Chincoteague's Nouara Ahmed got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Honokaa's zone, Mohamed Bellemou Messaoud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nasserredine Fillali came out of the goal and Mohamed Bellemou Messaoud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chincoteague's Mohamed Bellemou Messaoud got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Honokaa's Rachid Brahami sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Noureddine Belloumi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Noureddine Belloumi came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Honokaa's Rachid Brahami. But to his dismay, Rachid Brahami quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Chincoteague's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Fateh Bitat 53 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Rachid Brahami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noureddine Belloumi having to interfere. Rachid Brahami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Fateh Bitat kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noureddine Belloumi. That made the score 1-4 in the 76 minute of play. Honokaa's Fateh Bitat got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 82 minutes, Belaid Bouguerra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Honokaa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Belaid Bouguerra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rachid Brahami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ismaël Bouzid came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Chincoteague 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 Ismaël Bouzid couldn't finish the play. Rachid Brahami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Honokaa players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.