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Match Report
New Madrid
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fathi Hamid Brahima took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind North Olmsted FC's goalkeeper Jussef Ben Nabil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ahmed Daham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Rabah Zenia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute Fathi Hamid Brahima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Zenia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salah Kafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yazid Massi hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Noureddine Madjer from long distance, 30 minutes into the match, got Jussef Ben Nabil's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to North Olmsted FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Amar Laref hit a great ball. In the 40th minute of the match, Ahmed Djamel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jussef Ben Nabil saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. New Madrid's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Noureddine Madjer in the 42nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmed Daham during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, Ahmed Daham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rabah Zenia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Daham in the 48th minute of play.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmed Djamel made a kick off. Jussef Ben Nabil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmed Djamel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fathi Hamid Brahima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reda Haddou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ahmed Daham came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the North Olmsted FC 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 Ahmed Daham couldn't finish the play. Ahmed Djamel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jussef Ben Nabil having to interfere. 71 minutes into the game, Belmadi Ouyahia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. North Olmsted FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New Madrid the free kick. In the 71st match minute, North Olmsted FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Belmadi Ouyahia to maneuver through the defense. Cheb Dahleb hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Noureddine Madjer sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and North Olmsted FC's Jussef Ben Nabil didn't even have to move. 79 minutes into the game, Salah Kafi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jussef Ben Nabil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ahmed Djamel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmed Djamel hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, North Olmsted FC's goal looked a bit too open when Salah Kafi came free, but Jussef Ben Nabil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.
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