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Raven
Spectators: 6705 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Soltani Bouchemla made the kick off which started today's match. Brahim Al-Jazairia's late challenge caught a Mount Gilead FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brahim Al-Jazairia helped the player get up and apologised. Brahim Al-Jazairia hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Abdel Saïfi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slimane Hindi having to interfere. Raven AFC's Slimane Hindi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hachemi Hamdoud in the 9th minute of play. Abd al-Asis Meskine stood somewhat misplaced when Soltani Bouchemla came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 14 minute. Slimane Hindi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hachemi Hamdoud in the 18th minute of play. Hachemi Hamdoud's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Slimane Hindi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Soltani Bouchemla during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Mount Gilead FC booed when Raven AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soltani Bouchemla didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 23 played minutes, Mount Gilead FC's Brahim Ouyahia shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Slimane Hindi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mount Gilead FC reached it. 25 minutes into the match, Raven AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Saïfi came free, but Slimane Hindi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Raven AFC's Djamal Abdelghani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abd al-Asis Meskine narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 28 minutes, Abdel Hamid Soltani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raven AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdel Hamid Soltani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Mount Gilead FC's Brahim Ouyahia got a free kick in the 30th minute. If Hachemi Hamdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yahia Yahi's late challenge caught a Mount Gilead FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yahia Yahi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mount Gilead FC booed when Raven AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yahia Yahi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hachemi Hamdoud in the 44th minute of play forced Raven AFC's goalkeeper Slimane Hindi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hachemi Hamdoud made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hachemi Hamdoud in the 52nd minute of play forced Raven AFC's goalkeeper Slimane Hindi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Djamal Abdelghani fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Raven AFC's protests and gave Djamal Abdelghani a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Mount Gilead FC booed when Raven AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Djamal Abdelghani didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Brahim Ouyahia from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Slimane Hindi's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Abd al-Asis Meskine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdel Hamid Soltani in the 56th minute of the match. When Soltani Bouchemla came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Raven AFC 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 Soltani Bouchemla couldn't finish the play. If Hachemi Hamdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hachemi Hamdoud got free with Slimane Hindi in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Raven AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Kamel Camus hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdel Hamid Soltani in the 74th minute of play forced Mount Gilead FC's goalkeeper Abd al-Asis Meskine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Djamal Abdelghani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raven AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Djamal Abdelghani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abd al-Asis Meskine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Mount Gilead FC's Nordine Bellemou Messaoud got a free kick in the 76th minute. If Soltani Bouchemla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Mount Gilead FC booed when Raven AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tahar Soltani didn't get a good kick on the ball.