Ballintogher
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the match, Ballintogher's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Amara came free, but Todd Dempsey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ballintogher's Bearnad Doyle got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ajdir Messaoudi made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Brigid Savic sent off a good shot on target. Rugby's Hamid Amara got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mokhtar Kahouadji struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Todd Dempsey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rugby. Brigid Savic could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Ajdir Messaoudi made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Rugby's Ali Nasri got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Brigid Savic could shoot a difficult shot in the 23rd minute, which Ajdir Messaoudi however easily saved by the left post. A collision led to Rugby getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Adan Khabatou hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brigid Savic in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ajdir Messaoudi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bearnad Doyle in the 33rd minute of play forced Rugby's goalkeeper Ajdir Messaoudi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes, Adan Khabatou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rugby and the Ballintogher players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Rugby's Adan Khabatou got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 38 minutes, Breadan Bayes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ballintogher and the Rugby players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 38th minute, Breadan Bayes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hamid Amara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 41 minutes, Mokhtar Kahouadji managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rugby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mokhtar Kahouadji was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Todd Dempsey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hamid Amara went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. After having played for 47 minutes, Mokhtar Kahouadji managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rugby's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mokhtar Kahouadji was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mokhtar Kahouadji to make the kick off. Ballintogher's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mokhtar Kahouadji 55 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-3. When Mokhtar Kahouadji came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Rugby 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 Mokhtar Kahouadji couldn't finish the play. Ballintogher's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Mokhtar Kahouadji scored to the left of an out of position Todd Dempsey, making the score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mokhtar Kahouadji in the 79th minute of play forced Ballintogher's goalkeeper Todd Dempsey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ajdir Messaoudi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bearnad Doyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Rugby's Fouad Ouatah got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Ajdir Messaoudi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bearnad Doyle in the 84th minute of the match. Wassim Menad took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Todd Dempsey. Ballintogher's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 91st match minute, Rugby was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wassim Menad to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Rugby eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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