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Hayesville
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdelmalek El-Hadi got the match started through his kick off. Hamza Yahi kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Ismaël Fanon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelmalek El-Hadi in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th match minute, Hayesville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelaziz Fergani to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Hayesville defense, Rafik Bencheikh kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kasdi Lacen. The Hayesville fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kasdi Lacen should have stopped the shot. Smail Ouyahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ismaël Fanon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafik Bencheikh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hayesville's goalkeeper Kasdi Lacen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Moulay Djeballi during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 30th minute, Moulay Djeballi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Braddock Hills FC's Rafik Bencheikh got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kasdi Lacen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafik Bencheikh went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Hayesville's Rachid Benhabiles got a free kick in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Meziane Kerkar to make the kick off. Smail Ouyahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Meziane Kerkar struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Kasdi Lacen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Braddock Hills FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelmalek El-Hadi in the 63rd minute of play forced Braddock Hills FC's goalkeeper Ismaël Fanon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meziane Kerkar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasdi Lacen having to interfere. Kasdi Lacen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meziane Kerkar, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. If Abdelmalek El-Hadi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hayesville's Abdelmalek El-Hadi in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Braddock Hills FC's goalie prevented a goal. Moulay Djeballi was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Moulay Djeballi hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Ismaël Fanon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Smail Ouyahia in the 86th minute of play. Smail Ouyahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 93 minutes of play, Hayesville's Smail Ouyahia made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ismaël Fanon was left in no man's land by his defense there! The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.