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Match Report
Long View
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdelmalek Mhenni got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Rafik Hamid 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. Mebarek Kader took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmalek Mhenni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Abdelmalek Mhenni put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mebarek Kader. After a rather tough play, Panama City's Bouabdellah Yahia got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 18th minute Lili Lacen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelhamid Dahleb saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mohammad Kaci Benmabrouk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mebarek Kader made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafik Hamid in the 27th minute of play. Mourad Louahla kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Panama City's Rafik Hamid got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 38 minutes, Lili Lacen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Long View's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lili Lacen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Panama City defense, Mohammad Kaci Benmabrouk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abdelhamid Dahleb. The Panama City fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abdelhamid Dahleb should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute, Fodil Khaldi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 48 minutes in the game, Abdelmalek Mhenni dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lili Lacen to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Long View's Mouloud Bitat got a free kick in the 60th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Rafik Hamid managed to get in a good position for a shot. Panama City's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafik Hamid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mebarek Kader breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mebarek Kader showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelmalek Mhenni in the 63rd minute of the match. Panama City's Abdelhamid Dahleb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Djamel in the 68th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Long View's zone, Abdelmalek Mhenni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mebarek Kader came out of the goal and Abdelmalek Mhenni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Panama City's Abdelhamid Dahleb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Louahla in the 82nd minute of play. Bouabdellah Yahia was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Panama City getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Bouabdellah Yahia hit a great ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Rafik Hamid managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafik Hamid was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mourad Louahla hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. If Salah Belkacem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafik Hamid's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Mebarek Kader firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lili Lacen in the 96th minute of play forced Panama City's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Dahleb to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panama City's Abdelhamid Dahleb played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lili Lacen in the 98th minute of play.
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