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Hocine Amirouche
Spectators: 7404 (Terracing: 5553, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 148) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jussef Ben Liegeon kicked off to start the match. Fodil Toumi charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fodil Toumi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fodil Toumi kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Grant Pikkarainen during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Grant Pikkarainen hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute of the match Ahmed Bensaoula sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Belaid Ibrir skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of Cortez booed when Ulaan Bator FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fodil Toumi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Mouloud Cohen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cortez's Lounès Aboulker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mouloud Cohen in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lounès Aboulker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abdulhamid Daham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Lounès Aboulker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jussef Ben Liegeon in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Belaid Ibrir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th match minute, Ulaan Bator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grant Pikkarainen to maneuver through the defense. If Jussef Ben Liegeon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Bougherra kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. When Mouloud Cohen came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Ulaan Bator FC 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 Mouloud Cohen couldn't finish the play. Lounès Aboulker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mouloud Cohen in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jussef Ben Liegeon in the 45th minute of play forced Ulaan Bator FC's goalkeeper Belaid Ibrir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Cortez's Daho Brahami nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Belaid Ibrir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mouloud Cohen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mouloud Cohen in the 52nd minute of play forced Cortez's goalkeeper Lounès Aboulker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute Mouloud Cohen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lounès Aboulker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cortez fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 59th minute. Penalty! When Abdulhamid Daham came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Ulaan Bator FC 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 Abdulhamid Daham couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Ulaan Bator FC's zone, Jussef Ben Liegeon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Belaid Ibrir came out of the goal and Jussef Ben Liegeon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Cortez booed when Ulaan Bator FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tedj Merbah didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kassel Djebar during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ulaan Bator FC booed when Cortez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kassel Djebar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 88th match minute, Cortez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Bougherra to maneuver through the defense. If Fodil Toumi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lounès Aboulker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mouloud Cohen in the 97th minute of the match. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.