Frederick
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers François Bellemou Messaoud in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Charles Zidane saved Frederick from getting behind. 13 minutes into the match, Frederick's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Sad came free, but Charles Zidane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Myerstown's Ali Daham got control of the ball when Farid Madani tried to sneak it across the goal line. François Bellemou Messaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charles Zidane having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Fodil Sad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Zidane was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Charles Zidane didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fodil Sad went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 29th minute Hamid Beloufa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Daham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Myerstown's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Beloufa came free, but Ali Daham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Myerstown's zone, Hamid Beloufa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Daham came out of the goal and Hamid Beloufa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 34 minutes into the match, Frederick's Hamid Beloufa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Daham narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Hamid Beloufa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 37 minutes, Nasser Bridji mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Myerstown and the Frederick players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nasser Bridji hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Frederick's Charles Zidane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fodil Sad in the 41st minute of play. In the 47th minute François Bellemou Messaoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charles Zidane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
With a little luck, Frederick's Charles Zidane got control of the ball when François Bellemou Messaoud tried to sneak it across the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Frederick's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Sad came free, but Charles Zidane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fodil Sad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Charles Zidane was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Myerstown's Ali Daham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Beloufa in the 67th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Frederick's zone, François Bellemou Messaoud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Charles Zidane came out of the goal and François Bellemou Messaoud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When François Bellemou Messaoud came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Myerstown 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 François Bellemou Messaoud couldn't finish the play. Myerstown's François Bellemou Messaoud got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 81 minutes, Hamid Beloufa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Frederick's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamid Beloufa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hamid Beloufa took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Daham. Ali Daham dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. When Farid Madani came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Frederick 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 Farid Madani couldn't finish the play. Frederick's Hamid Beloufa got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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