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Grantsville
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 19) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fodil Hadjadj got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Fox Run getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Mustapha Meriem hit a great ball. Charles Merah's shot from long distance in the 5th minute was not bad at all, but Fox Run's Abderraouf Saïfi knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. 7 minutes into the match, Fox Run's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Hadjadj came free, but Abderraouf Saïfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Fox Run getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Mustapha Meriem hit a great ball. Mehdi Mesbah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Reda Semghoun in the 18th minute of play. Abdellah Belloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 played minutes Fox Run got a freekick which was hit by Mustapha Meriem. After a rather tough play, Fox Run's Rachid Aziz got a free kick in the 26th minute. Abderrachid Cixous sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Abderraouf Saïfi managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Grantsville FC's Abderrachid Cixous fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Ahmed Reda Semghoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Fox Run getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Rachid Aziz hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Fodil Hadjadj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abderraouf Saïfi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Grantsville FC's Fodil Hadjadj in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Fox Run's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Fox Run booed when Grantsville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hameur Abdelghani didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ahmed Reda Semghoun made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Abderrachid Cixous 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. The supporters of Grantsville FC booed when Fox Run was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rachid Aziz didn't get a good kick on the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Grantsville FC's Charles Merah broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Abderraouf Saïfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abderrachid Cixous in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute of the match Kasdi Madjer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mehdi Mesbah showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Fox Run's goal looked a bit too open when Fodil Hadjadj came free, but Abderraouf Saïfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehdi Mesbah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmed Reda Semghoun's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. The supporters of Fox Run booed when Grantsville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Charles Merah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmed Reda Semghoun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdellah Belloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boubekeur Khelaifia during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Grantsville FC's Boubekeur Khelaifia got a free kick in the 88th minute. Ahmed Reda Semghoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Mehdi Mesbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdellah Belloumi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmed Reda Semghoun in the 95th minute of play forced Grantsville FC's goalkeeper Mehdi Mesbah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes of play Grantsville FC's Hameur Abdelghani 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. In the 97th minute, Ahmed Reda Semghoun reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mehdi Mesbah. The goal made the score 0-2. The Fox Run supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Fox Run would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.