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Match Report
Elk Grove Village
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Muhammad Lacen kicked off to start the match. In the 8th minute Muhammad Lacen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofiane Iles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Menad Djeballi struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Sofiane Iles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elk Grove Village. After 11 played minutes Soquel AFC got a freekick which was hit by Chadli Hamdani. 14 minutes into the game, Mohamed Aliche was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Soquel AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Elk Grove Village the free kick. The supporters of Elk Grove Village booed when Soquel AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Aliche didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Menad Djeballi came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Elk Grove Village 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 Menad Djeballi couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Elk Grove Village's Mouloud Mansouri got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 19th match minute, Elk Grove Village was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hocine Aribi to maneuver through the defense. Menad Djeballi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Sofiane Iles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Soquel AFC's goalkeeper Sofiane Iles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Menad Djeballi. Mehdi Bendjedid's late challenge caught a Elk Grove Village's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehdi Bendjedid helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Elk Grove Village booed when Soquel AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Bendjedid didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute, Menad Djeballi reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sofiane Iles. The goal made the score 1-0. 31 minutes into the match, Muhammad Lacen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sofiane Iles. Soquel AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Muhammad Lacen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 33rd match minute, Elk Grove Village was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mouloud Mansouri to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elk Grove Village's goalkeeper Zoheir Teissier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Menad Djeballi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Muhammad Lacen got free with Sofiane Iles in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Soquel AFC's goalkeeper Sofiane Iles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sofiane Iles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Muhammad Lacen's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Mouloud Mansouri got his second yellow card in the match during the 46th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. 48 minutes into the match, Soquel AFC's Adlène Benyamina sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zoheir Teissier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adlène Benyamina stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Menad Djeballi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 56th minute, Muhammad Lacen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sofiane Iles was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After 59 minutes, Muhammad Lacen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Elk Grove Village and the Soquel AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Muhammad Lacen kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. If Adlène Benyamina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Menad Djeballi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Soquel AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Menad Djeballi came free, but Sofiane Iles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hocine Aribi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sofiane Iles having to make a save. The supporters of Elk Grove Village booed when Soquel AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madjid Besseghir didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Soquel AFC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Mehdi Bendjedid hit a great ball. Chadli Allalou took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 76th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sofiane Iles. Soquel AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sofiane Iles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hocine Aribi, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Sofiane Iles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Menad Djeballi, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The supporters of Elk Grove Village booed when Soquel AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehdi Bendjedid didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Menad Djeballi in the 86th minute of play forced Soquel AFC's goalkeeper Sofiane Iles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menad Djeballi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Sofiane Iles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehdi Bendjedid kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Sofiane Iles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Menad Djeballi's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute.
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