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Match Report
Lyman
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmed Yahia started the match with the kick off. Chaba Tlemcani kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Rabah Fergani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Saïfi having to interfere. Rabah Fergani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Saïfi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Lyman's Larbi Belfaa got a free kick in the 12th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Brenham's zone, Chaba Semghoun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rachid Saïfi came out of the goal and Chaba Semghoun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Noureddine Drioueche's late challenge caught a Lyman's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Noureddine Drioueche helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Brenham getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Noureddine Drioueche hit a great ball. Chaba Semghoun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rachid Saïfi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. After 33 played minutes Brenham got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Ouadah. Rachid Saïfi made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Rabah Fergani sent off a good shot on target. Safy Cavalli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Ahmed Yahia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brenham's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmed Yahia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mustapha Zenia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
Mustapha Zenia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noureddine Drioueche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 56th minute by Safy Cavalli got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a rather tough play, Lyman's Chaba Tlemcani got a free kick in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, Brenham's Mohamed Ouadah got a free kick in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Safy Cavalli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Mustapha Zenia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Noureddine Drioueche kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Mustapha Zenia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Safy Cavalli in the 74th minute. After some careless play in the Brenham defense, Chaba Semghoun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rachid Saïfi. The Brenham fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rachid Saïfi should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Brenham's zone, Chaba Semghoun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rachid Saïfi came out of the goal and Chaba Semghoun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mustapha Zenia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Ouadah in the 85th minute of play. With 90 minutes on the clock, Khair ad-Din Hindi commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 93rd minute there was a penalty for Lyman. Cheb Feraoun stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rachid Saïfi. 2-2.
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