Palmdale East
Spectators: 6691 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yazid Boulmerka started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Palmdale East's Lili Hima ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abdellah Mazzid. Abdellah Mazzid yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 11thth minute of the game Yazid Boulmerka who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bono FC's Abdellah Mazzid was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yazid Boulmerka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdellah Mazzid having to interfere. Daniel Lacen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Sami Yachir in the 15th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahmoud Kourichi in the 16th minute of play forced Palmdale East's goalkeeper Daniel Lacen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th match minute, Bono FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Sami Yachir to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bono FC's goalkeeper Abdellah Mazzid, 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 Maïssa Raho during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bono FC's Maïssa Raho got a free kick in the 21st minute. Lili Hima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute Yazid Boulmerka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdellah Mazzid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Lacen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mahmoud Kourichi in the 30th minute of play. Cheikha Madjer kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Abdel Karim Sakhri hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bono FC's zone, Yazid Boulmerka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdellah Mazzid came out of the goal and Yazid Boulmerka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lili Hima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Bono FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Boulmerka came free, but Abdellah Mazzid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lili Hima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Abdellah Mazzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute of the match, Yazid Boulmerka tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abdellah Mazzid saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karim Sami Yachir to make the kick off. Lili Hima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 53rd minute, Yazid Boulmerka left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palmdale East fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Lili Hima received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Abdellah Mazzid tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Palmdale East's Lili Hima sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdellah Mazzid narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mahmoud Kourichi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Daniel Lacen made a huge save. Lili Hima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 70 minutes into the match, Bono FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Boulmerka came free, but Abdellah Mazzid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mahmoud Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Lili Hima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdellah Mazzid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheikha Madjer in the 85th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Lili Hima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdellah Mazzid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 97 minutes into the match, Yazid Boulmerka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdellah Mazzid. Bono FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yazid Boulmerka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Palmdale East fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bono FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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