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Match Report
Fairhope
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rachid Deghmani started the match with the kick off. Rachid Deghmani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Perry Heights getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Mohamed Douibi hit a great ball. Rachid Deghmani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nasser Zakaria having to interfere. Perry Heights's Nasser Zakaria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Deghmani in the 10th minute of play. If Rachid Deghmani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fairhope's Hocine Dziri got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Abdelnasser El-Ouafi sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Nasser Zakaria threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Abdelnasser El-Ouafi this time. Nasser Zakaria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rachid Deghmani in the 21st minute of play. Samir Hamruche was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 24 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Perry Heights fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! Medjadi el Ibrahimi's late challenge caught a Fairhope's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Medjadi el Ibrahimi helped the player get up and apologised. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fodil Belloumi during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hocine Dziri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nasser Zakaria having to interfere. Mansour Labi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheb Daham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of Fairhope:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Perry Heights:s goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Cheb Daham made the kick off in the second half. Hocine Dziri struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Nasser Zakaria didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Fairhope. A collision led to Fairhope getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Youssef Ziani hit a great ball. Cheb Daham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansour Labi having to interfere. When Medjadi el Ibrahimi came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Perry Heights 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 Medjadi el Ibrahimi couldn't finish the play. Cheb Daham in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mansour Labi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rachid Deghmani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Deghmani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Nasser Zakaria tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Fairhope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelnasser El-Ouafi to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Perry Heights's Abdelmalek Ighil slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mansour Labi. That made the score 0-2 after 84 minutes of play. Slimane Moll charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Slimane Moll the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Perry Heights's Tahar Hamrouche couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 89th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fairhope. With a little luck, Fairhope's Mansour Labi got control of the ball when Cheb Daham tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cheb Daham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Perry Heights's Cheb Daham was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 95th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The Fairhope supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Perry Heights's performance. The match ended with a win for Perry Heights.
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