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Yellow Springs
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ismaël Hamrouche kicked off to start the match. If Ismaël Hamrouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kasdi Abdessalam stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hakim Ouadah's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. A collision led to Granville getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Jean-Michel Boufroura hit a great ball. Rafik Derrida's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Mohamed Guendouz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Yellow Springs AFC's Rafik Derrida got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Granville's Mohamed Guendouz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismaël Hamrouche in the 18th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ismaël Hamrouche in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mohamed Guendouz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Albert Kouidri kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Albert Kouidri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 26 minutes, Rafik Derrida managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yellow Springs AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafik Derrida was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ismaël Hamrouche was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 32nd minute. Yellow Springs AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Ismaël Hamrouche was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 34th minute. Yellow Springs AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The supporters of Yellow Springs AFC booed when Granville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdulhamid Cherrad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ismaël Hamrouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Mohamed Guendouz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafik Derrida struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Mohamed Guendouz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yellow Springs AFC. Ismaël Hamrouche was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 43rd minute. Yellow Springs AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 44 minutes into the game, Yellow Springs AFC's Rafik Derrida nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mohamed Guendouz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jean-Michel Boufroura stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Ismaël Hamrouche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Guendouz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mohamed Guendouz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ismaël Hamrouche's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Rafik Derrida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Guendouz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismaël Hamrouche in the 56th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Rafik Derrida put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mohamed Guendouz. 67 minutes into the match, Granville's goal looked a bit too open when Rafik Derrida came free, but Mohamed Guendouz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rafik Derrida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The attack was good, but when Ismaël Hamrouche in the 71st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When Rafik Derrida came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Yellow Springs AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rafik Derrida couldn't finish the play. Rafik Derrida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Mohamed Guendouz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Granville getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Mehdi Merzekane hit a great ball. Rafik Derrida received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Mohamed Guendouz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rafik Derrida had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Granville's Mohamed Guendouz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismaël Hamrouche in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Jean-Michel Boufroura got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tayeb Boutabout hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Yellow Springs AFC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.