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North Miami Stadium
Spectators: 6705 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1705, VIP seats: 0) Larbi Lacen made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of North Miami booed when Brush was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean-Baptiste Boulmerka didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mohamed Medjoudj had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Sadmi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Larbi Lacen, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 12 minutes into the match, North Miami's Abdelaziz Souakri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thelma Al-Jazairia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to North Miami getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Mohamed Ben Asma hit a great ball. When Mohamed Medjoudj came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the North Miami 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 Mohamed Medjoudj couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelaziz Souakri got free with Thelma Al-Jazairia in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. North Miami's Mohamed Medjoudj got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mohamed Medjoudj could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Thelma Al-Jazairia made a huge save. Thelma Al-Jazairia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelaziz Souakri in the 33rd minute of play. Bouzid Matoub received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Mohamed Sadmi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Brush getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Rafik El-Hadi hit a great ball. Thelma Al-Jazairia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelaziz Souakri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelaziz Souakri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thelma Al-Jazairia having to interfere. North Miami's Mohamed Sadmi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bouzid Matoub in the 45th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelaziz Souakri was the one to do the kick off. Abdelaziz Souakri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thelma Al-Jazairia having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bouzid Matoub got free with Mohamed Sadmi in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute, Mohamed Medjoudj 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. 58 minutes into the match, Brush's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Medjoudj came free, but Thelma Al-Jazairia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bouzid Matoub fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Sadmi having to interfere. After a rather tough play, North Miami's Rabah Fergani got a free kick in the 65th minute. Mohamed Sadmi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bouzid Matoub in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Mohamed Medjoudj made a precise shot to the right of Thelma Al-Jazairia. Brush's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Mohamed Medjoudj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Brush's goalkeeper Thelma Al-Jazairia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 88th minute Mohamed Medjoudj shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thelma Al-Jazairia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Brush's zone, Mohamed Medjoudj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thelma Al-Jazairia came out of the goal and Mohamed Medjoudj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 93 minutes, Mohamed Medjoudj managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. North Miami's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Medjoudj was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. North Miami's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.