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Match Report
West Palm Beach
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cheikha Belkheir kicked off to start the match. Amar Macias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benamar Boulebda in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Napa's goalkeeper Amar Macias, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cheikha Belkheir 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. Faouzi Timsit took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nouara Medjiba. Nouara Medjiba dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 30 minutes, Cheikha Belkheir made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. West Palm Beach's Nouara Medjiba tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Napa's Faouzi Timsit in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye West Palm Beach's goalie prevented a goal. Mourad Bellemou Messaoud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Amar Macias made a huge save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benamar Boulebda to make the kick off. Mourad Bellemou Messaoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Amar Macias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 62 minutes, Mourad Bellemou Messaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. West Palm Beach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mourad Bellemou Messaoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fergani Belkacem's late challenge caught a Napa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fergani Belkacem helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th minute, one of West Palm Beach: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 West Palm Beach. 71 minutes into the match, West Palm Beach's Mourad Bellemou Messaoud sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amar Macias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to West Palm Beach getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mourad Bellemou Messaoud hit a great ball. In the 77th minute Cheikha Belkheir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nouara Medjiba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Faouzi Timsit came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Napa 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 Faouzi Timsit couldn't finish the play. Faouzi Timsit's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Nouara Medjiba skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 95 minutes into the match, West Palm Beach's goalkeeper Nouara Medjiba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faouzi Timsit. After having played for 99 minutes, Faouzi Timsit managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Napa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faouzi Timsit was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Napa supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Napa would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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