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Hocine Amirouche
Spectators: 7409 (Terracing: 5557, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amar Amrouche made the kick off which started today's match. Belaid Ibrir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amar Amrouche in the 4th minute of play. Amar Amrouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Belaid Ibrir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Amar Amrouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Belaid Ibrir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ulaan Bator FC's Belaid Ibrir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amar Amrouche in the 15th minute of play. If Amar Amrouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdellah Hadjadj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdellah Hadjadj might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Belaid Ibrir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdellah Hadjadj ran back to his position shaking his head. Mouloud Cohen charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mouloud Cohen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ulaan Bator FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mouloud Cohen hit a great ball. Mouloud Cohen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Ahmed Sadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mouloud Cohen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 35 minutes, Mohammad Belloumi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hartford FC and the Ulaan Bator FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 35 played minutes Hartford FC got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Belloumi. Belaid Ibrir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amar Amrouche went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 41 minutes into the game, Nourredine Benaouf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hartford FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ulaan Bator FC the free kick. Nourredine Benaouf kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mouloud Cohen was the one to do the kick off. When Abdulhamid Daham came up free with the goalie in the 53rd 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 56 minutes into the game, when Mansour Madouni put in a rough tackle. In the 58th minute there was a penalty for Ulaan Bator FC. Tedj Merbah stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ahmed Sadi. 1-1. In the 75th minute Abdulhamid Daham shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmed Sadi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Abdellah Hadjadj 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. In the 80th minute, Abdulhamid Daham 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. The supporters of Ulaan Bator FC booed when Hartford FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reda Dahleb didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mouloud Cohen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Ahmed Sadi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Abdulhamid Daham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 played minutes Hartford FC got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Djura. 93 minutes into the match, Hartford FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mouloud Cohen came free, but Ahmed Sadi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hartford FC's Ahmed Sadi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fodil Toumi in the 95th minute of play. Ahmed Sadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulhamid Daham in the 96th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ulaan Bator FC's zone, Karim Drioueche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Belaid Ibrir came out of the goal and Karim Drioueche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Hartford FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Ulaan Bator FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.