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Ossett
Spectators: 6749 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Afalawas Thabet took the kick off in the first half of the match. Amzun Khadra's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Azzouz Hamrouche read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. When Curdridge's Chahid Sami in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ossett's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Curdridge's goalkeeper Azzouz Hamrouche, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 14th match minute, Curdridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aziz Khorci to maneuver through the defense. Gebril Bensari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chahid Sami in the 17th minute of play. When Curdridge's Chahid Sami in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ossett's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Said Menad's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gebril Bensari was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. After having played for 22 minutes, Said Menad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Curdridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Said Menad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yazid Boulebda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gebril Bensari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Said Menad in the 31st minute of play. Madjid Mammeri hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute Curdridge were awarded a corner. Lounes Zemirline went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Ossett's goalie and right to Lamine Hemdani. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Ossett's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Chahid Sami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Gebril Bensari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yazid Boulebda hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Said Menad made a kick off. If Afalawas Thabet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Amzun Khadra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Azzouz Hamrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chahid Sami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Azzouz Hamrouche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amzun Khadra in the 67th minute of the match. Yazid Boulebda hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes Ossett got a freekick which was hit by Abdelkrim Zouccal. In the 75th minute, Chahid Sami 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. The supporters of Curdridge booed when Ossett was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yazid Boulebda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Curdridge's Azzouz Hamrouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amzun Khadra in the 80th minute of play. In the 80th match minute, Curdridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aziz Khorci to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Afalawas Thabet managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ossett's supporters rose to their feet, but Afalawas Thabet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Azzouz Hamrouche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fouad Tayebi hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute of the match Ossett got a corner. Curdridge's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kamil Saâdi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ossett's Kamil Saâdi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Azzouz Hamrouche in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 90 minutes into the match, Ossett's goal looked a bit too open when Said Menad came free, but Gebril Bensari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Afalawas Thabet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ossett fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.