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Falmouth
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Souad Belloumi started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Souad Belloumi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sahrane Morceli in the 13th minute of play forced Falmouth's goalkeeper Boubekeur Merniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boubekeur Merniz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sahrane Morceli, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Souad Belloumi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boubekeur Merniz. Falmouth's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Souad Belloumi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Hamid Rezkallah hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. In the 22nd match minute, Earl Shilton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maamar Liegeon to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, one of Falmouth:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Falmouth. The referee gave Earl Shilton a penalty, 29 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nasserredine Ahmed, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Falmouth's Boubekeur Merniz. 0-2. In the 34th minute of the match Mouloud Allahoum sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdessatar Kaci Said skillfully saved the ball. In the 37th minute, Sahrane Morceli made a precise shot to the right of Boubekeur Merniz. Falmouth's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Souad Belloumi 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. In the 45th minute, Sahrane Morceli 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.

Falmouth's Karim Rebbab got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Brahim Zerari's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdessatar Kaci Said was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 63rd minute Souad Belloumi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boubekeur Merniz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdessatar Kaci Said showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brahim Zerari, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Falmouth's goalkeeper Boubekeur Merniz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sahrane Morceli. Falmouth's Boubekeur Merniz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Souad Belloumi in the 76th minute of play. In the 78thth minute of the game Souad Belloumi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Falmouth's Boubekeur Merniz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Earl Shilton's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Rebbab came free, but Abdessatar Kaci Said reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brahim Zerari in the 80th minute of play forced Earl Shilton's goalkeeper Abdessatar Kaci Said to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Earl Shilton's Abdessatar Kaci Said played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brahim Zerari in the 82nd minute of play. Abdessatar Kaci Said took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Rebbab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brahim Zerari in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdessatar Kaci Said prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Brahim Zerari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Abdessatar Kaci Said tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Brahim Zerari managed to get in a good position for a shot. Falmouth's supporters rose to their feet, but Brahim Zerari was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdessatar Kaci Said breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Earl Shilton supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Earl Shilton would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.