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Bellmawr
Spectators: 6705 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 0) Knodi Megharia made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Salim El-Ouafi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abderaouf Hamdani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Abderaouf Hamdani came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Stroudsburg's Ismaël Oussalah. But to his dismay, Ismaël Oussalah quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Karim Matoub fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderaouf Hamdani having to interfere. Salim El-Ouafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismaël Oussalah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mustapha Sadmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderaouf Hamdani having to interfere. When Stroudsburg's Karim Matoub in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bellmawr FC's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Bellmawr FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Knodi Megharia hit a great ball. Bellmawr FC's Abderaouf Hamdani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismaël Oussalah in the 25th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Salim El-Ouafi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abderaouf Hamdani. Bellmawr FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Salim El-Ouafi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. When Karim Matoub came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Stroudsburg 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 Matoub couldn't finish the play. Karim Matoub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abderaouf Hamdani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismaël Oussalah in the 41st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Salim El-Ouafi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stroudsburg's supporters rose to their feet, but Salim El-Ouafi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abderaouf Hamdani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th match minute, Bellmawr FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Ben Bella to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Stroudsburg were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Ismaël Oussalah made the kick off in the second half. Mustapha Sadmi hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Karim Matoub managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stroudsburg's supporters rose to their feet, but Karim Matoub was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abderaouf Hamdani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Bellmawr FC's zone, Karim Matoub stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abderaouf Hamdani came out of the goal and Karim Matoub tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Salim El-Ouafi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bellmawr FC's Abderaouf Hamdani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Bellmawr FC from getting a goal against them. Bellmawr FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ismaël Oussalah 64 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Ismaël Oussalah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Abderaouf Hamdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Stroudsburg defense, Knodi Megharia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mohammed Khabatou. The Stroudsburg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mohammed Khabatou should have stopped the shot. Karim Matoub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ismaël Oussalah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Abderaouf Hamdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 77 minutes, Ismaël Oussalah managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stroudsburg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ismaël Oussalah was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rabah Ben Bella hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute Salim El-Ouafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abderaouf Hamdani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismaël Oussalah in the 85th minute of play forced Bellmawr FC's goalkeeper Abderaouf Hamdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karim Matoub struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Abderaouf Hamdani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Stroudsburg. Karim Matoub kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Salim El-Ouafi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Abderaouf Hamdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the game, Madjid Azem recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Abderaouf Hamdani. Madjid Azem showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Stroudsburg's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.