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Grand Haven
Spectators: 6705 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sandu Cercelescu kicked off to start the match. Ferhat Kacha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilles Bouzid in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4thth minute of the game Gilles Bouzid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grand Haven FC's Ferhat Kacha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ferhat Kacha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Batista in the 8th minute of the match. Faouzi Sakhri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 15thth minute of the game Gilles Bouzid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grand Haven FC's Ferhat Kacha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ferhat Kacha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Dahleb in the 17th minute of the match. Grand Haven FC's Ferhat Kacha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Dahleb in the 18th minute of play. A collision led to Grand Haven FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Madjid Abdi hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mustapha Amrouche during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Buckeye's Mustapha Amrouche got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Ferhat Kacha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Noureddine Tlemcani's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Buckeye's Gilles Bouzid nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ferhat Kacha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Ferhat Kacha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilles Bouzid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Grand Haven FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gilles Bouzid came free, but Ferhat Kacha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th match minute, Grand Haven FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Madjid Abdi to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Bouzid in the 32nd minute of play forced Grand Haven FC's goalkeeper Ferhat Kacha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Mourad Dahleb had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ferhat Kacha. Grand Haven FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mourad Dahleb was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Buckeye's Mourad Dahleb got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Gilles Bouzid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferhat Kacha was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilles Bouzid in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ferhat Kacha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilles Bouzid in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ferhat Kacha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Gilles Bouzid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferhat Kacha was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Ferhat Kacha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gilles Bouzid was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Gilles Bouzid's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferhat Kacha was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilles Bouzid in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ferhat Kacha saved Grand Haven FC from getting behind. With a little luck, Grand Haven FC's Ferhat Kacha got control of the ball when Mourad Dahleb tried to sneak it across the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Grand Haven FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gilles Bouzid came free, but Ferhat Kacha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th minute Faouzi Sakhri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Kafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Buckeye's Mourad Dahleb got a free kick in the 60th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gilles Bouzid got free with Ferhat Kacha in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Buckeye made a substitution. Hemza Souakri replaced Arnaldo Batista. In the 68th play minute Noureddine Tlemcani came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ferhat Kacha. 0-8. In the 73rdth minute of the game Gilles Bouzid who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grand Haven FC's Ferhat Kacha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Madjid Abdi kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Guillaume Laurent Kourichi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karim Kafi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandu Cercelescu in the 80th minute of play. Noureddine Tlemcani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gilles Bouzids short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Ferhat Kacha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ferhat Kacha made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilles Bouzid in the 85th minute. Grand Haven FC's Ferhat Kacha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Grand Haven FC from getting a goal against them. Sandu Cercelescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Karim Kafi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Buckeye walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.