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Match Report
Corvallis
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Mohamed Feraoun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Corvallis's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fanwood AFC the free kick. Mohamed Feraoun kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Fanwood AFC's Faouzi Hima sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rabah Adjani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Corvallis's Rabah Adjani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohammed Aboulker in the 6th minute of play. 10 minutes in the game, Belaid Bensaoula fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Albert Yahia having to interfere. Ferhat Oussar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute Bouabdellah Baroudi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Adjani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Fanwood AFC's Faouzi Hima got a free kick in the 26th minute. Walid Lemoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute, Mohammed Aboulker 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. Belaid Bensaoula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Belaid Bensaoula was the one to do the kick off. When Abdelmalek Brahimi came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Fanwood AFC 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 Abdelmalek Brahimi couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Bouabdellah Baroudi took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Rabah Adjani to make any attempt to save it. When Ali Medjani fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fanwood AFC's protests and gave Ali Medjani a yellow card for diving instead. In the 59th match minute, Fanwood AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Medjani to maneuver through the defense. 61 minutes into the match, Fanwood AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Bencheikh came free, but Albert Yahia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Belaid Bensaoula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belaid Bensaoula struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Albert Yahia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Corvallis. If Mohammed Aboulker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Fanwood AFC booed when Corvallis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferhat Oussar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rabah Adjani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohammed Aboulker in the 80th minute. Rabah Adjani made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Mohammed Aboulker sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Fanwood AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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