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Match Report
Cottage Grove
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Samir Mouzaoui started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Liamine Achiou didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Mz Test's Samir Mouzaoui shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Abdelkader Bensaoula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Liamine Achiou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samir Mouzaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liamine Achiou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samir Mouzaoui in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the game, one of Mz Test:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 13 minutes into the game, Mohamed Bencheikh cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Houari Benflis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samir Mouzaoui in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Liamine Achiou saved Cottage Grove from getting behind. In the 17th match minute, Cottage Grove was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Chadl to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Slimane Saci sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cottage Grove's Liamine Achiou didn't even have to move. After some careless play in the Cottage Grove defense, Abdelaziz Aarache kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Liamine Achiou. The Cottage Grove fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Liamine Achiou should have stopped the shot. 24 minutes into the match, Rabah Abbas sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Houari Benflis threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Rabah Abbas this time. In the 26th minute Samir Mouzaoui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liamine Achiou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Abdelaziz Aarache put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Liamine Achiou. When Ahmed Mezair came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Mz Test 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 Ahmed Mezair couldn't finish the play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fadhil Boutabout was the one to do the kick off. Samir Mouzaoui did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-5 to the left of a surprised Liamine Achiou 53 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 57 minutes, Liamine Achiou successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Farid Benflis came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Mz Test 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 Farid Benflis couldn't finish the play. After 62 played minutes Cottage Grove got a freekick which was hit by Abd al-Asis Chebal. 66 minutes into the game, Mz Test's Samir Mouzaoui nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Liamine Achiou made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Samir Mouzaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mz Test's supporters rose to their feet, but Samir Mouzaoui was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Liamine Achiou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Farid Benflis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Houari Benflis came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Cottage Grove's Fadhil Boutabout. But to his dismay, Fadhil Boutabout quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-6. If Farid Benflis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Mz Test's Abdelkader Bensaoula slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Liamine Achiou. That made the score 2-7 after 80 minutes of play. Liamine Achiou was a little too slow when Samir Mouzaoui got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 2-8. Liamine Achiou didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdelaziz Aarache went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-9 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Samir Mouzaoui in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Liamine Achiou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Mz Test booed when Cottage Grove was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rabah Abbas didn't get a good kick on the ball.
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