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Match Report
Littlefield
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hocine Kafi kicked off to start the match. Albert Chedda scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bellemou Saïd-Guerni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 8th minute Ismaël Mammeri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalida Yahia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bellemou Saïd-Guerni was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Abdelhamid Saïdi-Sief. Rafik Sadmi hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Jean-Baptiste Maroc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khalida Yahia came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Lovington AFC's Ismaël Mammeri. But to his dismay, Ismaël Mammeri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Littlefield's goalkeeper Khalida Yahia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Baptiste Maroc in the 41st minute of play forced Littlefield's goalkeeper Khalida Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Littlefield's Khalida Yahia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismaël Mammeri in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Ismaël Mammeri 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. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ismaël Mammeri to make the kick off. Albert Chedda blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bellemou Saïd-Guerni having to make a save. Bellemou Saïd-Guerni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hocine Kafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khalida Yahia came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Lovington AFC's Jean-Baptiste Maroc. But to his dismay, Jean-Baptiste Maroc quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Rachid Kouidri charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rachid Kouidri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, one of Lovington AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lovington AFC. In the 64th minute there was a penalty for Littlefield. Rabah Nasri stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bellemou Saïd-Guerni. 2-2. 70 minutes into the game, Noureddine Menguellet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Littlefield's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lovington AFC the free kick. Khalida Yahia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismaël Mammeri, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Lovington AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Chedda came free, but Bellemou Saïd-Guerni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmed Touhami's late challenge caught a Littlefield's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmed Touhami helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lovington AFC's Ahmed Touhami got a free kick in the 83rd minute. When Littlefield's Hocine Kafi in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lovington AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Albert Chedda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albert Chedda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Bellemou Saïd-Guerni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jean-Baptiste Maroc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cherif Cherrad hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. The corner ended in Amar Madjer almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Littlefield's Khalida Yahia did a great save. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.
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