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North Olmsted Stadiu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sid Ahmed Mecherara made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Fadhil Khabatou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chadli Barbarossa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hameur Bouzid got free with Slimane Bouazza in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Ali Fergani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Les Empreuer's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Fergani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Slimane Bouazza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 15th minute, Hameur Bouzid hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Bellemou Fillali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Villas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bellemou Fillali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chadli Barbarossa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute, Fadhil Khabatou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to Les Empreuer getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Souad Yacine hit a great ball. In the 26th minute of the match Bellemou Fillali sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chadli Barbarossa skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Les Empreuer's Hameur Bouzid got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 36th minute Karim Belkhadem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Slimane Bouazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sid Ahmed Mecherara in the 39th minute of play forced Les Empreuer's goalkeeper Chadli Barbarossa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Les Empreuer's Mounir Skif ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Slimane Bouazza. Slimane Bouazza yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Chadli Barbarossa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sid Ahmed Mecherara in the 45th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karim Belkhadem to make the kick off. Villas FC's Slimane Bouazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mounir Skif in the 53rd minute of play. Bellemou Fillali lost his temper 55 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Villas FC! Slimane Bouazza went to the wrong direction when Mounir Skif was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After 61 played minutes Villas FC got a freekick which was hit by Smail Heddou. In the 67th minute, Les Empreuer's Hameur Bouzid seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hameur Bouzid the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Les Empreuer protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hameur Bouzid had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 67th match minute, Les Empreuer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hameur Bouzid to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute of the match Hamza Chaouchi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Chadli Barbarossa skillfully saved the ball. A collision led to Villas FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Smail Heddou hit a great ball. Yazid Akrour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slimane Bouazza having to interfere. Slimane Bouazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Belkhadem in the 79th minute of the match. Karim Belkhadem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Slimane Bouazza having to make a save. Slimane Bouazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Belkhadem in the 84th minute of play. When Karim Belkhadem came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Les Empreuer 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 Karim Belkhadem couldn't finish the play. Karim Belkhadem struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Slimane Bouazza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Les Empreuer. If Karim Belkhadem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Villas FC's zone, Karim Belkhadem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Slimane Bouazza came out of the goal and Karim Belkhadem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Slimane Bouazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Liamine Schoonmaker, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. In the 98th match minute, Villas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Smail Heddou to maneuver through the defense. The Villas 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.