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埼玉2002スタジアム
Spectators: 8476 (Terracing: 6358, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nasserredine Sam got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Nasserredine Sam nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hakim Maroc made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Friedrich Engels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Friedrich Engels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of GoooooooooooooooooooooooL booed when 浦和レッズ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djamal Kouri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute Archie Hobson suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Hicham Bellemou Messaoud's late challenge caught a GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hicham Bellemou Messaoud helped the player get up and apologised. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Lakhdar Kouidri was substituted for Archie Hobson. In the 11th minute, Hicham Bellemou Messaoud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Friedrich Engels took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hakim Maroc. Hakim Maroc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 浦和レッズ's Hakim Maroc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lakhdar Kouidri in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by 浦和レッズ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Friedrich Engels was slow to take the kick. During this time GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's players had a chance to rest. Friedrich Engels made a great header on GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's corner, it was just that 浦和レッズ's Hakim Maroc managed to reach the ball for a save. Nasserredine Sam 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. Friedrich Engels fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakim Maroc having to interfere. A collision led to 浦和レッズ getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Tayeb Tahar hit a great ball. Nasserredine Sam might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hakim Maroc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nasserredine Sam ran back to his position shaking his head. Friedrich Engels 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. After some careless play in the 浦和レッズ defense, Nasserredine Sam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hakim Maroc. The 浦和レッズ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hakim Maroc should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakhdar Kouidri in the 38th minute of play forced 浦和レッズ's goalkeeper Hakim Maroc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hakim Maroc came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Friedrich Engels. But to his dismay, Friedrich Engels quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 43rd minute Lakhdar Kouidri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakim Maroc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Nasserredine Sam had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hakim Maroc. 浦和レッズ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nasserredine Sam was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. The 浦和レッズ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL were winning 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tayeb Tahar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Friedrich Engels had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hakim Maroc came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Friedrich Engels. But to his dismay, Friedrich Engels quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. In the 58th minute, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Lakhdar Kouidri dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-7. With his leg Hakim Maroc managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Lakhdar Kouidri fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hakim Maroc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nasserredine Sam in the 64th minute of play. Lakhdar Kouidri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Hakim Maroc made a huge save. With a little luck, 浦和レッズ's Hakim Maroc got control of the ball when Nasserredine Sam tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lakhdar Kouidri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakim Maroc having to interfere. If Nasserredine Sam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hakim Maroc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nasserredine Sam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Friedrich Engels managed to get in a good position for a shot. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's supporters rose to their feet, but Friedrich Engels was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hakim Maroc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nasserredine Sam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakim Maroc having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, 浦和レッズ's goalkeeper Hakim Maroc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Friedrich Engels. After having played for 85 minutes, Lakhdar Kouidri managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lakhdar Kouidri was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lakhdar Kouidri might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hakim Maroc. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lakhdar Kouidri ran back to his position shaking his head. After 90 played minutes 浦和レッズ got a freekick which was hit by Hicham Bellemou Messaoud. Mourad Morceli hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakhdar Kouidri in the 92nd minute of play forced 浦和レッズ's goalkeeper Hakim Maroc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Nasserredine Sam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The 浦和レッズ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL were clearly better and deserved to take the win.