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Lynnfield
Spectators: 6710 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Slimane Sami Yachir got the match started through his kick off. Amrani Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slimane Sami Yachir in the 4th minute of the match. Cheb Benhabiles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Firoud having to interfere. Hamid Saïfi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 8th minute, Lynnfield's Cheb Benhabiles ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mahmoud Firoud. Mahmoud Firoud yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 13th match minute, Lynnfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Boutabout to maneuver through the defense. Slimane Sami Yachir struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Amrani Mansouri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mount Ephraim. Slimane Sami Yachir struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Amrani Mansouri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mount Ephraim. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Slimane Sami Yachir in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amrani Mansouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amar Brahimi 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. Slimane Sami Yachir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 23 minutes, Amar Brahimi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mount Ephraim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amar Brahimi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cheb Benhabiles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Firoud having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Benhabiles in the 27th minute of play forced Mount Ephraim's goalkeeper Mahmoud Firoud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamid Saïfi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 32 minutes, Cheb Benhabiles managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lynnfield's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cheb Benhabiles was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amar Brahimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Slimane Sami Yachir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amrani Mansouri. Lynnfield's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Slimane Sami Yachir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 43rd minute Rachid Harkat suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 43 minutes, Mouloud Bensaoula mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mount Ephraim and the Lynnfield players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Mouloud Bensaoula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hamid Saïfi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Lynnfield's goalkeeper Amrani Mansouri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 56 minutes into the match, Lynnfield's goal looked a bit too open when Mouloud Bensaoula came free, but Amrani Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Amar Brahimi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slimane Sami Yachir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amrani Mansouri having to interfere. After having played for 73 minutes, Amar Brahimi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mount Ephraim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amar Brahimi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amrani Mansouri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amar Brahimi in the 76th minute. Amar Brahimi in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Amrani Mansouri, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Hamid Saïfi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Firoud having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, Mount Ephraim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mouloud Bensaoula to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slimane Sami Yachir in the 88th minute of play forced Lynnfield's goalkeeper Amrani Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Bendjedid Radjef left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mount Ephraim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2.