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Curdridge
Spectators: 6738 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ziane Hamruche made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Fairfield FC booed when Curdridge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sanaa Sahnouni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boumedienne Benmabrouk was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 8th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Azhar Saïb hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Fairfield FC's Kamel Hanin got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Azzouz Hamrouche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ziane Hamruche, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Chahid Sami's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Allal Zaghouane firmly grabbed it by the left post. Azzouz Hamrouche didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joudi Ramdani went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 28th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joudi Ramdani in the 29th minute of play forced Curdridge's goalkeeper Azzouz Hamrouche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Azzouz Hamrouche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ziane Hamruche in the 30th minute of play. Azhar Saïb kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Ziane Hamruche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ziane Hamruche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Azzouz Hamrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lounes Zemirline during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th minute, Lounes Zemirline hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Said Menad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Allal Zaghouane made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Chahid Sami sent off a good shot on target. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Said Menad made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Curdridge getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Messaoud Dahleb hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Fairfield FC's Azzouz Hamrouche threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ziane Hamruche, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 58 minutes into the match, Fairfield FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chahid Sami came free, but Allal Zaghouane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Chahid Sami came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Curdridge 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 Chahid Sami couldn't finish the play. Joudi Ramdani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Azzouz Hamrouche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ziane Hamruche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azzouz Hamrouche having to interfere. In the 69th match minute, Fairfield FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kacem Boulmerka to maneuver through the defense. Said Menad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With his leg Azzouz Hamrouche managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Fairfield FC's Joudi Ramdani fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Curdridge getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sanaa Sahnouni hit a great ball. When Kacem Boulmerka fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fairfield FC's protests and gave Kacem Boulmerka a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, Fairfield FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kacem Boulmerka to maneuver through the defense. Said Menad blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Allal Zaghouane having to make a save. In the 79th match minute, Curdridge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aziz Khorci to maneuver through the defense. Chahid Sami hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Allal Zaghouane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chahid Sami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Joudi Ramdani could shoot a difficult shot in the 84th minute, which Azzouz Hamrouche however easily saved by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Fairfield FC's zone, Said Menad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Allal Zaghouane came out of the goal and Said Menad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 95 minutes into the match, Joudi Ramdani notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Curdridge's Azzouz Hamrouche. Azzouz Hamrouche was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fairfield FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.