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Taneytown AFC
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 40) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohamed Dahleb got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Taneytown AF getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bouabdellah Bendjedid hit a great ball. Tedj Saïfi came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Avish FC's Yacine Malek. But to his dismay, Yacine Malek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Avish FC's Fodil Boulahfane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Dahleb in the 15th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Taneytown AF's Yacine Azzizi-Kettab got a free kick in the 16th minute. Amar Malek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tedj Saïfi having to interfere. Yacine Malek hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Tedj Saïfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amar Malek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taneytown AF's Tedj Saïfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yacine Bentifour in the 31st minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 36 minutes, Fodil Boulahfane successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mohamed Dahleb took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fodil Boulahfane. Fodil Boulahfane dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 39 minutes into the match, Avish FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Dahleb came free, but Fodil Boulahfane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Taneytown AF's Bouabdellah Bendjedid got a free kick in the 40th minute. Tedj Saïfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yacine Bentifour in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Kamel Bedjaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 53 minutes, Yacine Azzizi-Kettab mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Taneytown AF and the Avish FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 53 played minutes Taneytown AF got a freekick which was hit by Yacine Azzizi-Kettab. With a little luck, Taneytown AF's Tedj Saïfi got control of the ball when Yacine Bentifour tried to sneak it across the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Taneytown AF's goalkeeper Tedj Saïfi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yacine Bentifour. Yacine Bentifour made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 58thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Tedj Saïfi would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Tedj Saïfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amar Malek in the 59th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Mohamed Dahleb 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. After a rather tough play, Taneytown AF's Kamel Bedjaoui got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Bouabdellah Bendjedid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Souad Kacha's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fodil Boulahfane read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. Yacine Malek charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yacine Malek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Mohamed Dahleb came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Taneytown AF 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 Mohamed Dahleb couldn't finish the play. Fodil Boulahfane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bouabdellah Bendjedid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Taneytown AF players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.