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Mechanicville
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Smail Amsallem kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Mechanicville AFC's Ali Bensaoula got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Hocine Saïdi-Sief's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Mouloud Bendjedid on his right side and into the goal. 4 minutes into the game it was 0-1. In the 8th minute of the match Said Macias sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Said Kharroubi skillfully saved the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Samir Fadela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mechanicville AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Samir Fadela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Said Kharroubi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th play minute Noureddine Abbas came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Said Kharroubi. 1-1. In the 21st minute, Mohamed Amara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rabah Radjef during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Fort Myers Shores AFC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Rabah Radjef hit a great ball. Fort Myers Shores AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Smail Amsallem 29 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Noureddine Abbas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Said Kharroubi made a huge save. Said Kharroubi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Smail Amsallem's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Mohamed Amara's late challenge caught a Mechanicville AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Amara helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Mechanicville AFC booed when Fort Myers Shores AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Amara didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noureddine Abbas got free with Said Kharroubi in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdel Chaib recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 46th minute, Abdel Chaib made a precise shot to the right of Mouloud Bendjedid. Mechanicville AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2.

If Noureddine Abbas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 66th minute, Ali Bensaoula hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 69 minutes of play, Fort Myers Shores AFC's Jussef Ben Belmellat made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mouloud Bendjedid was left in no man's land by his defense there! Said Kharroubi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noureddine Abbas in the 76th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Smail Amsallem in the 77th minute of play forced Fort Myers Shores AFC's goalkeeper Said Kharroubi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Smail Lacen charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Smail Lacen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Smail Lacen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Smail Amsallem in the 89th minute of play forced Fort Myers Shores AFC's goalkeeper Said Kharroubi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ali Bensaoula came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Mechanicville 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 Ali Bensaoula couldn't finish the play. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mechanicville AFC's goalkeeper Mouloud Bendjedid, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Fort Myers Shores AFC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.