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Yellow Springs1860
Spectators: 8515 (Terracing: 6387, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) Mourad Taha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. 何弘锋 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 何弘锋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mourad Taha in the 8th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Stefanos Vasiliou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nadir Daham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Mancity's Mehdi Bezzaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 何弘锋 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nadir Daham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stefanos Vasiliou's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Yellow Springs1860's 何弘锋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mourad Taha in the 15th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fergani Brahami during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes Yellow Springs1860 got a freekick which was hit by Fergani Brahami. Karim Kheyari recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mehdi Bezzaz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 何弘锋 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. When Yellow Springs1860's Stefanos Vasiliou in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mancity's goalie prevented a goal. In the 31st minute Yellow Springs1860 were awarded a corner. Karim Kheyari went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Karim Kheyari almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Mancity's Nadir Daham did a great save. Stefanos Vasilious short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Nadir Daham to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Yellow Springs1860 were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Mancity's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karim Kheyari took the corner. Karim Kheyari made a great header on Yellow Springs1860's corner, it was just that Mancity's Nadir Daham managed to reach the ball for a save. Mourad Taha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Stefanos Vasiliou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nadir Daham was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. After 41 played minutes Mancity got a freekick which was hit by Khalida Belloumi. Nadir Daham made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefanos Vasiliou in the 42nd minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match, Stefanos Vasiliou tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nadir Daham saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mourad Taha to strike the kick off in the second half. Mehdi Bezzaz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but 何弘锋 made a huge save. In the 53rdth minute of the game Stefanos Vasiliou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mancity's Nadir Daham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdelaziz Al-Jazairia during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Abdulhamid Djahnine fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yellow Springs1860's protests and gave Abdulhamid Djahnine a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Yellow Springs1860 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! When the match had gone on for 59 minutes, Stefanos Vasiliou put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Nadir Daham. After 67 minutes of play Yellow Springs1860's Abdelaziz Al-Jazairia was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Abdelaziz Al-Jazairia hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Stefanos Vasiliou managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yellow Springs1860's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stefanos Vasiliou was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 何弘锋 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mourad Taha, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 76thth minute of the game Stefanos Vasiliou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mancity's Nadir Daham was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Stefanos Vasiliou came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Yellow Springs1860 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 Stefanos Vasiliou couldn't finish the play. 何弘锋 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mourad Taha in the 79th minute. 何弘锋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mourad Taha in the 82nd minute of play. When Mehdi Bezzaz came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Mancity 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 Mehdi Bezzaz couldn't finish the play. 何弘锋 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mourad Taha, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Ahmed Boukensa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadir Daham having to interfere. When Stefanos Vasiliou, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 92 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Nadir Daham was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Mohamed Harkat struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Nadir Daham didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yellow Springs1860. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Stefanos Vasiliou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yellow Springs1860's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefanos Vasiliou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nadir Daham 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. Yellow Springs1860 had played much better football throughout.