Chinnor
Spectators: 6745 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mustapha Tellidji made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Chinnor's Ismael Mimoun got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 5th match minute, Chinnor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amrani Mazigh to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hamza Messali in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdallah Raïs saved Chinnor from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ghalib Cherrad got free with Omar Tahar in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Chinnor's Mustapha Tellidji got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Chinnor's Ghalib Cherrad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Omar Tahar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Mustapha Tellidji came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Chinnor 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 Mustapha Tellidji couldn't finish the play. After 26th play minutes Zine-Eddine Mamouni shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Abdallah Raïs and just under the crossbar into goal. If Zine-Eddine Mamouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mustapha Tellidji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 40 minutes, Zine-Eddine Mamouni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Meldreth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zine-Eddine Mamouni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdallah Raïs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamza Messali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the game, Hamza Messali cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Abdallah Raïs was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Chinnor players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Meldreth were winning 0-2.
The wind increased when Hamza Messali made the kick off in the second half. Ghalib Cherrad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Chinnor booed when Meldreth was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zidan Aribi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ghalib Cherrad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Omar Tahar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ghalib Cherrad came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Chinnor 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 Ghalib Cherrad couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustapha Tellidji in the 61st minute of play forced Meldreth's goalkeeper Omar Tahar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ghalib Cherrad took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Omar Tahar. Omar Tahar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Ismael Mimoun hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 71 played minutes Chinnor got a freekick which was hit by Amrani Mazigh. Omar Tahar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Mimoun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Mustapha Tellidji shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Tahar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 82 minutes Meldreth's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ishak Mhenni who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Ishak Mhenni almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Meldreth's Omar Tahar did a great save. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Hamza Messali took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Abdallah Raïs to make any attempt to save it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mustapha Tellidji in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Omar Tahar saved Meldreth from getting behind. 92 minutes into the match, Chinnor's Ghalib Cherrad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Omar Tahar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Zine-Eddine Mamouni made a precise shot to the right of Abdallah Raïs. Chinnor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. The Chinnor manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Meldreth to win.
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