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Yucca Valley
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Ahmed Reda Nabil started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Hamza Firoud managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lafayette's supporters rose to their feet, but Hamza Firoud was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karim Sami Yachir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute Rabah Bouazza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Sami Yachir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmed Reda Nabil struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Karim Sami Yachir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lafayette. Ahmed Reda Nabil 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Mami in the 17th minute of play forced Yucca Valley FC's goalkeeper Karim Sami Yachir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karim Sami Yachir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Mami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karim Sami Yachir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Reda Nabil in the 20th minute of play. If Daho Liegeon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ahmed Reda Nabil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Menad Amara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, one of Yucca Valley FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Yucca Valley FC. In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for Lafayette. Mohamed Brahami stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Karim Sami Yachir. 0-1. 37 minutes into the game, Yucca Valley FC's Menad Amara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Djamel Djeballi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rachid Mami in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karim Sami Yachir prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Daho Liegeon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, one of Lafayette:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lafayette. Rachid Mami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Karim Sami Yachir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 61 minutes, Ahmed Reda Nabil made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Yucca Valley FC's Karim Sami Yachir tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daho Liegeon in the 66th minute of play forced Lafayette's goalkeeper Djamel Djeballi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djamel Djeballi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daho Liegeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohamed Brahami during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mohamed Brahami hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Daho Liegeon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Djamel Djeballi was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Lafayette's Hamza Firoud got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute Ahmed Reda Nabil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Sami Yachir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yucca Valley FC's Karim Sami Yachir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Reda Nabil in the 84th minute of play. Karim Sami Yachir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Reda Nabil in the 90th minute of play. 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.