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Coleford Park
Spectators: 6758 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Belgacem Taha got the match started through his kick off. Fawzi Zenia charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fawzi Zenia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 3rd match minute, Entente de Sétif was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fawzi Zenia to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Entente de Sétif's Kassel Masmouda got control of the ball when Akim Sami tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Entente de Sétif getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Nacim Mebtoul hit a great ball. Kassel Masmouda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Akim Sami went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Abbes Chebal kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 14th play minute Akim Sami came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Kassel Masmouda. 2-0. Kassel Masmouda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Naoufel Kosbi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yazid Temmam hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Entente de Sétif's Ferhat Ihaddaden got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Naoufel Kosbi kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Nacer Balaid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belgacem Taha in the 26th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, Belgacem Taha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Nacer Balaid was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 33rd minute, Belgacem Taha 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. If Ferhat Ihaddaden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nacer Balaid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Belgacem Taha in the 40th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

In the 53rd minute Akim Sami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kassel Masmouda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fawzi Zenia hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Akim Sami left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Coleford fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When Yazid Temmam came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Coleford 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 Yazid Temmam couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Coleford fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Entente de Sétif a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Abbes Chebal, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Coleford's Nacer Balaid. 3-2. In the 77th match minute, Coleford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gad Sabati to maneuver through the defense. When Entente de Sétif's Ferhat Ihaddaden, in the 78th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Entente de Sétif. 80 minutes into the game, Ferhat Ihaddaden cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Nacer Balaid was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 89th minute, Gad Zarabi made a precise shot to the right of Kassel Masmouda. Entente de Sétif's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for Coleford. Amjad Cohen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Kassel Masmouda. 5-3. Kassel Masmouda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akim Sami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 99th minute, Akim Sami managed to get in a good position for a shot. Coleford's supporters rose to their feet, but Akim Sami was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kassel Masmouda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Coleford had played much better football throughout.