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Mount Olive Park
Spectators: 6810 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 100) Fathi Hamid Brahima started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for North Olmsted FC! Nassim Dahleb shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Jussef Ben Nabil was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hemza El-Hadi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hemza El-Hadi in the 10th minute of play forced North Olmsted FC's goalkeeper Jussef Ben Nabil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fathi Hamid Brahima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmed Daham in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Moulay Mansouri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 16 minutes, Chih Bentaala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mount Olive's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chih Bentaala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Chih Bentaala blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jussef Ben Nabil having to make a save. After 20 played minutes Mount Olive got a freekick which was hit by Mahieddine Makkeb. After a defensive mix-up in Mount Olive's zone, Fathi Hamid Brahima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Moulay Mansouri came out of the goal and Fathi Hamid Brahima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Moulay Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fathi Hamid Brahima in the 30th minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Fathi Hamid Brahima 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. Rabah Cohen-Tannoudji kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Ahmed Daham notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Mount Olive's Moulay Mansouri. Moulay Mansouri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Fathi Hamid Brahima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hemza El-Hadi to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, North Olmsted FC's Hakim Benchenaa got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Jussef Ben Nabil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nassim Dahleb in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by North Olmsted FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Nassim Dahleb was slow to take the kick. During this time Mount Olive's players had a chance to rest. The crowd rose to their feet as Fathi Hamid Brahima kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Moulay Mansouri. That made the score 1-2 in the 59 minute of play. A collision led to Mount Olive getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Rabah Cohen-Tannoudji hit a great ball. Mount Olive's Moulay Mansouri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fathi Hamid Brahima in the 72nd minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Mount Olive's goal looked a bit too open when Fathi Hamid Brahima came free, but Moulay Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmed Daham's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Moulay Mansouri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Moulay Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fathi Hamid Brahima in the 86th minute of the match. Ahmed Daham in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Moulay Mansouri, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Chih Bentaala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th match minute, North Olmsted FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Amsallem to maneuver through the defense. The North Olmsted FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.