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Match Report
Elwood
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rachid Baba Ali Ouyahia kicked off to start the match. After 7 played minutes Fort Worth AFC got a freekick which was hit by Smail Merah. Elwood's Lakhdar Djamel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 8th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fort Worth AFC. In the 10thth minute of the game Mohammed Ahmed Ben Lacen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fort Worth AFC's Hocine Macias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Smail Merah took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mustapha Bentifour. Elwood's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Brahim Mecherara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hocine Macias having to make a save. After 18 played minutes Fort Worth AFC got a freekick which was hit by Fadhil Semghoun. Fort Worth AFC's Rachid Baba Ali Ouyahia got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mustapha Bentifour didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rachid Baba Ali Ouyahia went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Brahim Mecherara was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 31st minute. Elwood's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 33rd match minute, Fort Worth AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammed Belloumi to maneuver through the defense. Elwood's Lakhdar Djamel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 34th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Fort Worth AFC. After some careless play in the Elwood defense, Rachid Baba Ali Ouyahia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mustapha Bentifour. The Elwood fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mustapha Bentifour should have stopped the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Elwood's goal looked a bit too open when Rachid Baba Ali Ouyahia came free, but Mustapha Bentifour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Djamel Messaoudi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Elwood's Mustapha Bentifour. Mustapha Bentifour was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mohammed Ahmed Ben Lacen to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferhat Ouyahia during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ferhat Ouyahia hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Mustapha Bentifour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rachid Baba Ali Ouyahia in the 71st minute of the match. Djamel Messaoudi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Mustapha Bentifour tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brahim Mecherara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hocine Macias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brahim Mecherara in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammed Ahmed Ben Lacen in the 79th minute of play forced Fort Worth AFC's goalkeeper Hocine Macias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mohammed Ahmed Ben Lacen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Hocine Macias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 90 played minutes Elwood got a freekick which was hit by Lakhdar Djamel. 92 minutes in the game Ferhat Ouyahia after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Mustapha Bentifour. A very good opportunity. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Fort Worth AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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