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Aliso Viejo
Spectators: 6726 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mohamed Merzekane took the kick off in the first half of the match. Brahim Medaci lost his temper 3 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Karim Al-Jazairia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdelnacer Sifi went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Abdelnacer Sifi put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Karim Al-Jazairia. Karim Al-Jazairia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Smail Bedjaoui in the 17th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Smail Bedjaoui in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karim Al-Jazairia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 19th match minute, Aliso Viejo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Larbi to maneuver through the defense. Karim Al-Jazairia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelnacer Sifi in the 20th minute of play. Mahieddine Aggoune made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Abdelaziz Boutabout sent off a good shot on target. Aliso Viejo's Said Hamdoud suffered a sprained foot after 26 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Ferhat Boniche fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valencia West's protests and gave Ferhat Boniche a yellow card for diving instead. Moulay Boniche charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Moulay Boniche the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 33rd match minute, Aliso Viejo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Larbi to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Abdelnacer Sifi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valencia West fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelnacer Sifi was the one to do the kick off. Mahieddine Aggoune showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Larbi, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Djamel Medjiba hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Valencia West's Mahieddine Aggoune played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mansour Bouguerra in the 58th minute of play. If Abdelnacer Sifi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karim Al-Jazairia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Smail Bedjaoui went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 69 minutes into the game, Aliso Viejo's Abdelaziz Boutabout nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mahieddine Aggoune made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Smail Bedjaoui could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Karim Al-Jazairia made a huge save. Smail Bedjaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Al-Jazairia having to interfere. In the 84th match minute, Aliso Viejo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmed Larbi to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Aliso Viejo's Karim Al-Jazairia got control of the ball when Smail Bedjaoui tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelnacer Sifi in the 92nd minute of play forced Aliso Viejo's goalkeeper Karim Al-Jazairia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Smail Bedjaoui could shoot a difficult shot in the 94th minute, which Karim Al-Jazairia however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of Valencia West booed when Aliso Viejo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Larbi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Aliso Viejo supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Valencia West's performance. The match ended with a win for Valencia West.