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Walla Walla East Sta
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Real Betis's Samir Matoub started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dida Menad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nadir Guessoum, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Samir Matoub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the game, Nadir Guessoum cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dida Menad was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadir Guessoum in the 19th minute of play forced Walla Walla East's goalkeeper Dida Menad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nadir Guessoum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fouad Tlemcani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dida Menad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir Matoub in the 32nd minute of the match. Dida Menad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samir Matoub, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nadir Guessoum scored 0-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dida Menad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Safy Radjef during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Safy Radjef hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Noureddine Mecherara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 71 minutes into the match, Real Betis's goal looked a bit too open when Fouad Tlemcani came free, but Rachid el Ibrahimi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nadir Guessoum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Walla Walla East's Dida Menad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Matoub in the 76th minute of play. Rachid el Ibrahimi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noureddine Mecherara in the 81st minute of play. If Noureddine Mecherara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Walla Walla East's Fouad Tlemcani got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dida Menad stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samir Matoub's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Rachid el Ibrahimi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noureddine Mecherara, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Real Betis walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.