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Match Report
Earle Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tahar Belhagj started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jussef Dib who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 10thth minute tested the skills of Mohamed El-Hadi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 0-1 became the score in the 16th minute when Mehdi Kourichi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Mehdi Kourichi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hocine Brahimi having to interfere. A collision led to Earle AFC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Said Bencherif hit a great ball. Earle AFC's Hicham Bouazza got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Earle AFC's Tahar Belhagj got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mohamed El-Hadi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tahar Belhagj in the 37th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Meriem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hocine Brahimi was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Said Bencherif during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Earle AFC getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Said Bencherif hit a great ball. Hocine Brahimi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Meriem, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tupelo AFC's goalkeeper Mohamed El-Hadi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After the first half Tupelo AFC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The wind increased when Ahmed Meriem made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Tupelo AFC's Ahmed Meriem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hocine Brahimi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Earle AFC's Jussef Dib got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Cherif Méniri sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Earle AFC's Hocine Brahimi didn't even have to move. After some careless play in the Earle AFC defense, Mehdi Kourichi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hocine Brahimi. The Earle AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hocine Brahimi should have stopped the shot. Ahmed Meriem kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Mohamed El-Hadi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tahar Belhagj in the 71st minute of the match. Mehdi Kourichi hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Tahar Belhagj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed El-Hadi having to interfere. Hicham Bouazza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Earle AFC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Amine Soltani hit a great ball.
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