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Match Report
Chesterland
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Maïssa Merbah made the kick off which started today's match. Youssef Gallaire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maïssa Merbah, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Abdel Karim Mecherara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Mokdad Bruel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th match minute, Chesterland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Hamdani to maneuver through the defense. Ismael Bouzid 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Bouzid in the 18th minute of play forced Chesterland's goalkeeper Mokdad Bruel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maïssa Merbah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Gallaire having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Saks's goal looked a bit too open when Maïssa Merbah came free, but Youssef Gallaire reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mokdad Bruel came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Saks's Ismael Bouzid. But to his dismay, Ismael Bouzid quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Youssef Gallaire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maïssa Merbah, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. If Ismael Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Saks's goalkeeper Youssef Gallaire, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Saks's Abdel Karim Mecherara got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ismael Bouzid might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mokdad Bruel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ismael Bouzid ran back to his position shaking his head. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ismael Bouzid was the one to do the kick off. Chesterland's Mokdad Bruel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Bouzid in the 58th minute of play. Youssef Gallaire showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maïssa Merbah, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Youssef Gallaire took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from El Hanin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maïssa Merbah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Youssef Gallaire stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maïssa Merbah's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Bouzid in the 72nd minute of play forced Chesterland's goalkeeper Mokdad Bruel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Youssef Gallaire made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maïssa Merbah in the 81st minute of play. Mokdad Bruel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Bouzid in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Chesterland's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Bouzid came free, but Mokdad Bruel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdel Karim Mecherara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Chesterland's zone, Ismael Bouzid stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mokdad Bruel came out of the goal and Ismael Bouzid tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Saks players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.
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