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Saugus Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Ali Boufroura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adlène Cherrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adlène Cherrad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamid Abdessalam in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Abdelkader Merbah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adlène Cherrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Abdelkader Merbah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adlène Cherrad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Boufroura, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Saugus's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelkader Merbah came free, but Adlène Cherrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Andres Santxol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saugus's supporters rose to their feet, but Andres Santxol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hamid Morceli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Adlène Cherrad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelkader Merbah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamid Morceli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cengiz Erandaç, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hamid Abdessalam in the 35th minute of play forced Saugus's goalkeeper Adlène Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Toufik Bouzid fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saugus's protests and gave Toufik Bouzid a yellow card for diving instead. Ismael Belloumi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Adlène Cherrad. Saugus's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Sandu Caloian's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 44thth minute, Hamid Morceli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Andres Santxol made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Hamid Abdessalam was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. THE OLD BOYS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Saugus the free kick. The supporters of Saugus booed when THE OLD BOYS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamid Abdessalam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toufik Bouzid took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 52nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hamid Morceli. THE OLD BOYS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hamid Morceli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cengiz Erandaç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adlène Cherrad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Andres Santxol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hamid Morceli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Yasmina Heddou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st match minute, THE OLD BOYS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fathi Ben Khalidi to maneuver through the defense. THE OLD BOYS's Ali Boufroura got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Adlène Cherrad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelkader Merbah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamid Morceli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cengiz Erandaç in the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Saugus's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelkader Merbah came free, but Adlène Cherrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk in the 75th minute of play forced Saugus's goalkeeper Adlène Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk in the 76th minute of play forced Saugus's goalkeeper Adlène Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adlène Cherrad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamid Morceli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sandu Caloian's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Santxol in the 83rd minute of play forced THE OLD BOYS's goalkeeper Hamid Morceli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adlène Cherrad showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennart Bäckström in the 89th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Hamid Abdessalam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saugus's Toufik Bouzid got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ali Boufroura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Adlène Cherrad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.