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Moosic
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hamid Ouadah started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A hard shot 4 in the game by Madjid Zafour from a close distance when the talented Amrani Benmabrouk managed to make a qualified save. Pelham Manor FC's players were relieved. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Moosic FC's goalkeeper Hamid Temmam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ismaïl Yahia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamid Temmam having to interfere. Karim Chaib kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Yazid Megharia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hamid Temmam. Moosic FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yazid Megharia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Mebarek Merbah hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yazid Sakhri during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee gave Pelham Manor FC a penalty, 25 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Abdelhani Bentaala, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Moosic FC's Hamid Temmam. 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Moosic FC's zone, Ismaïl Yahia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hamid Temmam came out of the goal and Ismaïl Yahia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 36 minutes into the game, Pelham Manor FC's Ismaïl Yahia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hamid Temmam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Amrani Benmabrouk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamid Ouadah in the 40th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hamid Ouadah in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amrani Benmabrouk saved Pelham Manor FC from getting behind. Madjid Zafours short, quick shot in the 42ndth minute got Amrani Benmabrouk to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hamid Ouadah in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Amrani Benmabrouk saved Pelham Manor FC from getting behind. If Ismaïl Yahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yazid Megharia to strike the kick off in the second half. Lakhdar Sadmi charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lakhdar Sadmi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lakhdar Sadmi kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Yazid Megharia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hamid Temmam having to interfere. Hamid Ouadah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hamid Ouadah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Amrani Benmabrouk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dida Benhamou charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dida Benhamou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dida Benhamou hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. The Moosic FC fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Moosic FC's Madjid Zafour looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Pelham Manor FC defense, Madjid Zafour kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Amrani Benmabrouk. The Pelham Manor FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Amrani Benmabrouk should have stopped the shot. Mebarek Merbah hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yazid Megharia in the 73rd minute of play forced Moosic FC's goalkeeper Hamid Temmam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Madjid Zafour recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Madjid Zafour fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amrani Benmabrouk having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pelham Manor FC's Ismaïl Yahia got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 85 played minutes Pelham Manor FC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelaziz Bouziane. Amrani Benmabrouk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Madjid Zafour in the 87th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hamid Ouadah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amrani Benmabrouk was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The Pelham Manor FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pelham Manor FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.