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Match Report
Ksar-el-Kebir
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Magher Boudarbala made the kick off which started today's match. Ghalib El Asmar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelbassir Chretien in the 11th minute of play. After 12 played minutes Ksar-el-Kebir got a freekick which was hit by Abdelkabir Fellah. After 15 played minutes Ksar-el-Kebir got a freekick which was hit by Abdelkabir Fellah. Najim Bouhaja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ghalib El Asmar having to interfere. Magher Boudarbala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agafay Hamdani having to interfere. A collision led to Ksar-el-Kebir getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Magher Hissou hit a great ball. The attack was good, but when Magher Boudarbala in the 26th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. After having played for 28 minutes, Abdelbassir Chretien managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Freedom Defenders's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdelbassir Chretien was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 33 minutes into the game, Afer El Khattabi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Freedom Defenders's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ksar-el-Kebir the free kick. In the 36th minute, Abdelkabir Fellah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Izri Dolmi came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Ksar-el-Kebir 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 Izri Dolmi couldn't finish the play. If Magher Boudarbala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Agafay Hamdani managed to avoid a goal in the 46thth minute, when Ksar-el-Kebir's Izri Dolmi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Najim Bouhaja stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Najim Bouhaja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ksar-el-Kebir's goalkeeper Ghalib El Asmar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ghalib El Asmar came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Freedom Defenders's Najim Bouhaja. But to his dismay, Najim Bouhaja quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Amin Zerouali fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Freedom Defenders's protests and gave Amin Zerouali a yellow card for diving instead. Amin Zerouali hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Magher Boudarbala in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Agafay Hamdani saved Freedom Defenders from getting behind. The supporters of Ksar-el-Kebir booed when Freedom Defenders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amin Zerouali didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Magher Boudarbala came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Ksar-el-Kebir 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 Magher Boudarbala couldn't finish the play. Agafay Hamdani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izri Dolmi in the 65th minute of the match. Ksar-el-Kebir's Magher Boudarbala got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Freedom Defenders's Najim Bouhaja got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Izri Dolmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agafay Hamdani having to interfere. Ksar-el-Kebir's Ghalib El Asmar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Najim Bouhaja in the 87th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Magher Boudarbala had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agafay Hamdani. Freedom Defenders's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Magher Boudarbala was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Freedom Defenders's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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