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Match Report
American Falls
Spectators: 6707 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Ashley AFC's Halim Benmabrouk got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 5th minute, one of Ashley AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Ashley AFC. When the match had been going on for 7 minutes, American Falls's Charles Kouici got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ahmed Mansouri. Jean-Michel Hadj Aïssa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hocine Bridji having to interfere. A collision led to American Falls getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Nordine Boulebda hit a great ball. Hocine Bridji showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jean-Michel Hadj Aïssa, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ahmed Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Bouazza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hocine Bridji showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelmalek Radjef, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Nordine Boulebda kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Hocine Bridji showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Michel Hadj Aïssa in the 27th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Abdelmalek Radjef managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ashley AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelmalek Radjef was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hocine Bridji breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. American Falls's Hocine Bridji played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Michel Hadj Aïssa in the 36th minute of play. After 38 minutes, Abdelmalek Radjef mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ashley AFC and the American Falls players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of American Falls booed when Ashley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelmalek Radjef didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohamed Bouazza received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ahmed Mansouri came out and tried to block the shot, but Mohamed Bouazza slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 39th minute. Ashley AFC's Ahmed Mansouri proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Ashley AFC from getting a goal against them. Amar Abdelghani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Mansouri having to interfere. Amar Abdelghani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelmalek Radjef was the one to do the kick off. Hocine Bridji came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ashley AFC's Abdelmalek Radjef. But to his dismay, Abdelmalek Radjef quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. A collision led to American Falls getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Anthar Zahouania hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Amar Abdelghani 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. Abdelmalek Radjef sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 67 minutes of play, American Falls's Mohamed Bouazza made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmed Mansouri was left in no man's land by his defense there! American Falls's Mohamed Bouazza got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amar Abdelghani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelmalek Radjef in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hocine Bridji prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Amar Abdelghani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Abdelmalek Radjef took a quick shot and it went in 3-3 without a chance for Hocine Bridji to make any attempt to save it. American Falls's Mohamed Bouazza got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Ashley AFC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented American Falls from taking control. The game ends in a draw.
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