Crowley
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yacine Chaouchi kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Crowley getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Alain Karim Belkassem hit a great ball. Alain Haddou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Cheb Hima made a huge save. After having played for 12 minutes, Yacine Chaouchi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fort McClellan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yacine Chaouchi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 13 played minutes Crowley got a freekick which was hit by Fadel Mesbah. After 15 minutes of play, Fort McClellan's Yacine Chaouchi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Khair ad-Din Benzine was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Yacine Chaouchi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yacine Chaouchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Khair ad-Din Benzine having to interfere. Fort McClellan's Cheb Hima proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Fort McClellan from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute, Mouloud Zerguelaine 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. Yacine Chaouchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Khair ad-Din Benzine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mouloud Zerguelaine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Khair ad-Din Benzine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, Yacine Chaouchi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Khair ad-Din Benzine was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Khair ad-Din Benzine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yacine Chaouchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Fouad Bouazza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Khair ad-Din Benzine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alain Haddou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Cheb Hima made a huge save. Mohamed Ben Boniche was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 48 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the game, one of Fort McClellan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 50 minutes, Crowley's Alain Karim Belkassem got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Cheb Hima. After the first half Fort McClellan were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bellemou Mekhloufi was the one to do the kick off. Nouredine Bahari's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Khair ad-Din Benzine read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Nouredine Bahari notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Crowley's Khair ad-Din Benzine. Khair ad-Din Benzine was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fort McClellan's Ahmed Bouziane was substituted for Fouad Bouazza. Thelma Boulmerka hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Crowley's goal looked a bit too open when Nouredine Bahari came free, but Khair ad-Din Benzine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fadel Mesbah hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mebarek Madjer got free with Khair ad-Din Benzine in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mebarek Madjer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Khair ad-Din Benzine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cheb Hima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alain Haddou in the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Fort McClellan's goal looked a bit too open when Bellemou Mekhloufi came free, but Cheb Hima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Nouredine Bahari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fort McClellan's supporters rose to their feet, but Nouredine Bahari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khair ad-Din Benzine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Crowley's Khair ad-Din Benzine got control of the ball when Mebarek Madjer tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Karim Mansouri kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Khair ad-Din Benzine. That made the score 1-4 in the 92 minute of play. Crowley's defense didn't have a chance, in the 96th minute, when Mouloud Zerguelaine scored to the left of an out of position Khair ad-Din Benzine, making the score, 1-5. The supporters of Crowley booed when Fort McClellan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 99 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Djenia Lkbira didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Fort McClellan left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Crowley.
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