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Match Report
Curwensville
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adlène Rimitti started the match with the kick off. After having played for 6 minutes, Hocine Touhami managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pilot's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Touhami was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the match, Pilot's goal looked a bit too open when Adlène Rimitti came free, but Rüştü Ülgen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Curwensville booed when Pilot was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lakhdar Sam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fawzi Mezdad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hocine Touhami in the 12th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the game, Abdel Mansouri was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curwensville's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pilot the free kick. The supporters of Pilot booed when Curwensville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdel Mansouri didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Walid Belloumi fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Curwensville's protests and gave Walid Belloumi a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Curwensville's Walid Belloumi got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Hocine Touhami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzi Mezdad having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Pilot's Hocine Touhami sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fawzi Mezdad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Curwensville's zone, Hocine Touhami stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fawzi Mezdad came out of the goal and Hocine Touhami tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pilot's Rüştü Ülgen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adlène Rimitti in the 37th minute of play. Rüştü Ülgen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adlène Rimitti in the 39th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hocine Touhami to strike the kick off in the second half. The Pilot fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Pilot's Hocine Touhami looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Samir Mehenni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rüştü Ülgen having to interfere. Mohamed Madani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fawzi Mezdad having to interfere. In the 65th minute Adlène Rimitti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rüştü Ülgen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pilot's Fodil Kouici got a free kick in the 69th minute. Rüştü Ülgen came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Curwensville's Adlène Rimitti. But to his dismay, Adlène Rimitti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Mohamed Madani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehdi Otman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fawzi Mezdad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Belaout in the 83rd minute of play. During the 85th minute of the match Walid Belloumi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Walid Belloumi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Walid Belloumi hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. 88 minutes into the game, Hocine Touhami recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fawzi Mezdad. Hocine Touhami showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 91st minute of the game. One of Curwensville:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pilot:s goal. The goalkeeper, Fawzi Mezdad, was totally fooled by Pilot's Mohamed Belaout, who 92 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Ahmed Zerara charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Zerara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hocine Touhami who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 98thth minute tested the skills of Fawzi Mezdad when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The Curwensville fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Pilot were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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