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Match Report
North Wilkesboro
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Mansour Boniche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camel Meniri during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of North Wilkesboro booed when Follansbee was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camel Meniri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Follansbee's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Belkheir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mamaar Feraoun hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Karim Drid managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Wilkesboro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karim Drid was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 11th match minute, North Wilkesboro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismaël Bouteflika to maneuver through the defense. Karim Drid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Abdelaziz Belkheir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 30th minute Karim Drid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelaziz Belkheir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Mohammed Ahmed Benhabiles fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Wilkesboro's protests and gave Mohammed Ahmed Benhabiles a yellow card for diving instead. Mohammed Ahmed Benhabiles kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. After 33 played minutes, Follansbee's Mamaar Feraoun shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nadir Radjef came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Follansbee reached it. In the 35th match minute, North Wilkesboro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Drid to maneuver through the defense. Abdelaziz Belkheir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Drid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nadir Radjef took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Oussar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mourad Oussar to make the kick off. Karim Drid 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Follansbee's Khair ad-Din Mehenni slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nadir Radjef. That made the score 0-1 after 54 minutes of play. The supporters of Follansbee booed when North Wilkesboro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismaël Bouteflika didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nadir Radjef showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Oussar in the 61st minute of the match. Nadir Radjef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mourad Oussar, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 69 minutes of play Follansbee's Mamaar Feraoun was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Follansbee's Mamaar Feraoun got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Karim Drid ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdelaziz Belkheir was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Camel Meniri was shown his second yellow card after 75 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Follansbee! 82 minutes into the match, Follansbee's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bezzaz came free, but Abdelaziz Belkheir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Ismaël Bouteflika managed to get in a good position for a shot. North Wilkesboro's supporters rose to their feet, but Ismaël Bouteflika was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdelaziz Belkheir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Follansbee's Abdelaziz Belkheir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bezzaz in the 88th minute of play. If Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bezzaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bellemou Ouyahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Abdelaziz Belkheir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the North Wilkesboro players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.
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