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Audubon Park
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1964, VIP seats: 170) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Severo Chinto got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute of the game Mohamed Meriem made a throw-in which Cheb Heddou played forward. Halim Saadane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cherif Zitouni in the 8th minute. A collision led to Audubon getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Cherif Zitouni hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, East Coast's Adlène Cixous got a free kick in the 16th minute. Severo Chinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Halim Saadane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cherif Zitouni in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Halim Saadane saved East Coast from getting behind. After having played for 25 minutes, Cherif Zitouni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Audubon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cherif Zitouni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cherif Zitouni got free with Halim Saadane in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Chinto in the 30th minute of play forced East Coast's goalkeeper Halim Saadane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Audubon's Cherif Zitouni slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Halim Saadane. That made the score 1-0 after 31 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adlène Cixous during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Audubon booed when East Coast was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adlène Cixous didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adlène Cixous hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Severo Chinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Halim Saadane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cherif Zitouni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Halim Saadane made a huge save. The supporters of Audubon booed when East Coast was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hameur Hammad didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jimmy Hendrix made a kick off. Jussef Ben Sahraoui hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. When Severo Chinto came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Audubon 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 Severo Chinto couldn't finish the play. Cheb Heddou struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Halim Saadane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Audubon. Halim Saadane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severo Chinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Jussef Ben Sahraoui hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Halim Saadane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severo Chinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Cherif Zitouni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Halim Saadane was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Cherif Zitouni sped through East Coast's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Halim Saadane. 80 minutes into the match, Severo Chinto notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of East Coast's Halim Saadane. Halim Saadane was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 87 minutes into the match, East Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Severo Chinto came free, but Halim Saadane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. East Coast's Halim Saadane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cherif Zitouni in the 88th minute of play. Halim Saadane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cherif Zitouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes into the match, East Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Cherif Zitouni came free, but Halim Saadane reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 minutes, Ben Moussa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the East Coast and the Audubon players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th match minute, East Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ben Moussa to maneuver through the defense. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Audubon fully deserved thier win.