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Match Report
Port Jervis
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592,
Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mourad Benchenaa kicked off to start the match. When Noureddine Tahar fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Quinta's protests and gave Noureddine Tahar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd match minute, La Quinta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noureddine Tahar to maneuver through the defense. Ahmed Aarache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Merah-Benida having to interfere. La Quinta's Abd al-Aziz Messaoud got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Abd al-Aziz Messaoud got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ali Moussa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Ali Moussa managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Quinta's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Moussa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yasmina El-Kenz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yasmina El-Kenz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Moussa in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abd al-Aziz Messaoud in the 22nd minute of play forced Port Jervis's goalkeeper Yasmina El-Kenz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rachid Merah-Benida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mourad Matmour in the 27th minute of play. Ahmed Aarache scored 2-0 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rachid Merah-Benida, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yasmina El-Kenz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Moussa in the 37th minute of the match. After having played for 39 minutes, Abd al-Aziz Messaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Quinta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abd al-Aziz Messaoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. La Quinta's Ali Moussa got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.
The wind increased when Abd al-Aziz Messaoud made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, Mourad Benchenaa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rachid Merah-Benida. La Quinta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mourad Benchenaa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in La Quinta's zone, Mourad Benchenaa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rachid Merah-Benida came out of the goal and Mourad Benchenaa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ali Moussa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yasmina El-Kenz having to interfere. With a little luck, Port Jervis's Yasmina El-Kenz got control of the ball when Ali Moussa tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Port Jervis's goalkeeper Yasmina El-Kenz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Moussa. Rachid Merah-Benida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Benchenaa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Mourad Benchenaa made a precise shot to the right of Rachid Merah-Benida. La Quinta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. A collision led to La Quinta getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Noureddine Tahar hit a great ball. In the 87th minute Abd al-Aziz Messaoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yasmina El-Kenz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abd al-Aziz Messaoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Yasmina El-Kenz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th match minute, Port Jervis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yacine Brahami to maneuver through the defense. Yasmina El-Kenz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abd al-Aziz Messaoud's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. If Ali Moussa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Port Jervis getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Abdelkader Lacen hit a great ball. In the 98th minute La Quinta were awarded a corner. Jean-Baptiste Amara went to the cornerflag to take it. Abd al-Aziz Messaoud kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. The Port Jervis players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.
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