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Match Report
New Egypt
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tahar Benyamina started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Ferhat Cherrad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mouloud Chaib took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ismael Saïd-Guerni. New Egypt FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tahar Benyamina in the 15th minute of play forced Hoosick Falls's goalkeeper Liamine El-Ouafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hoosick Falls getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Mohamed Moussa hit a great ball. If Ferhat Cherrad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hameur Hadj Aïssa's late challenge caught a Hoosick Falls's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hameur Hadj Aïssa helped the player get up and apologised. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for New Egypt FC! Hamza Aboulker placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After having played for 26 minutes, Tahar Benyamina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. New Egypt FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tahar Benyamina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ismael Saïd-Guerni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferhat Cherrad in the 28th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Karim Bougherra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Saïd-Guerni was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Mohamed Moussa hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tahar Benyamina in the 40th minute of play forced Hoosick Falls's goalkeeper Liamine El-Ouafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Tahar Benyamina came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the New Egypt FC 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 Tahar Benyamina couldn't finish the play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karim Bougherra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. New Egypt FC's Ismael Saïd-Guerni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Bougherra in the 51st minute of play. If Karim Bougherra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tahar Benyamina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Liamine El-Ouafi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tahar Benyamina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karim Bougherra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ismael Saïd-Guerni having to make a save. When Karim Bougherra fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hoosick Falls's protests and gave Karim Bougherra a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of New Egypt FC booed when Hoosick Falls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Bougherra didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Leon Lacen managed to get in a good position for a shot. New Egypt FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leon Lacen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liamine El-Ouafi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Abd el Kourichi fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hoosick Falls's protests and gave Abd el Kourichi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th match minute, Hoosick Falls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abd el Kourichi to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Hoosick Falls's goal looked a bit too open when Bouabdellah Lelouch came free, but Liamine El-Ouafi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Bougherra in the 86th minute of play forced New Egypt FC's goalkeeper Ismael Saïd-Guerni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Tahar Benyamina managed to get in a good position for a shot. New Egypt FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Tahar Benyamina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liamine El-Ouafi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mouloud Chaib kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Ferhat Cherrad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismael Saïd-Guerni having to interfere. The Hoosick Falls players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented New Egypt FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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