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Falmouth
Spectators: 6739 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mohamed Zeghdoud took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Brahim Zerari came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Falmouth 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 Brahim Zerari couldn't finish the play. In the 6th minute, Bassim Merzekane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the game, Arsalane Lacen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tamworth's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Falmouth the free kick. A collision led to Tamworth getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Arsalane Lacen hit a great ball. Abdelhalim Choaïb kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Boubekeur Merniz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayache Khabatou in the 23rd minute of play. If Ayache Khabatou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th play minute Karim Rebbab came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Anther Chaffaï. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Falmouth's zone, Ayache Khabatou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Boubekeur Merniz came out of the goal and Ayache Khabatou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Zeghdoud in the 33rd minute of play forced Falmouth's goalkeeper Boubekeur Merniz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Anther Chaffaï managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when Falmouth's Karim Rebbab fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Tamworth getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Halim Chadl hit a great ball. After 39 minutes, Sofiane Bouchemla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Falmouth and the Tamworth players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 39th match minute, Falmouth was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sofiane Bouchemla to maneuver through the defense. Brahim Zerari blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anther Chaffaï having to make a save. When Sofiane Bouchemla was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 47 minutes had been played. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Rebbab to strike the kick off in the second half. Dida Macias recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Tamworth's Arsalane Lacen got a free kick in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Rebbab in the 66th minute of play forced Tamworth's goalkeeper Anther Chaffaï to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 minutes, Abdelhalim Choaïb mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Falmouth and the Tamworth players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abdelhalim Choaïb kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Tamworth's Bassim Merzekane shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 69th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Boubekeur Merniz but with some difficulty. After having played for 70 minutes, Ayache Khabatou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tamworth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ayache Khabatou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ayache Khabatou 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. 75 minutes into the game, Brahim Zerari was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Falmouth's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tamworth the free kick. Brahim Zerari hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. A collision led to Tamworth getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Arsalane Lacen hit a great ball. Mohamed Zeghdoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Boubekeur Merniz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ayache Khabatou got free with Boubekeur Merniz in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Tamworth's zone, Karim Rebbab stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anther Chaffaï came out of the goal and Karim Rebbab tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ayache Khabatou's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Boubekeur Merniz firmly grabbed it by the left post. Falmouth's Boubekeur Merniz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Falmouth from getting a goal against them. Anther Chaffaï didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karim Rebbab went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Falmouth's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.