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Park Forest
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdelnacer Mezair kicked off to start the match. Ahmed Boudjedra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fathi Amsallem in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Fathi Amsallem made a precise shot to the right of Ahmed Boudjedra. Park Forest AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. El Raï showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bouabdellah Abdessalam in the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Fathi Amsallem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Des Plaines FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Abdelaziz Liegeon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, El Raï skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Park Forest AFC! If Abdelaziz Liegeon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. El Raï made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelaziz Liegeon in the 30th minute. Fathi Amsallem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Ahmed Boudjedra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Des Plaines FC's Abdelnacer Mezair sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ahmed Boudjedra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Bouabdellah Abdessalam kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving El Raï. That made the score 1-3 in the 39 minute of play. 43 minutes into the game, Abdelnacer Mezair cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Ahmed Boudjedra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Bouabdellah Abdessalam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute, Mohamed Zidane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bouabdellah Abdessalam struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. El Raï didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Park Forest AFC. Bouabdellah Abdessalam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without El Raï having to interfere. Abdelaziz Liegeon might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over El Raï. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdelaziz Liegeon ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Bouabdellah Abdessalam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but El Raï was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Park Forest AFC's Mouloud Bensaoula got a free kick in the 70th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdelnacer Mezair in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmed Boudjedra saved Park Forest AFC from getting behind. Fathi Amsallem who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 75thth minute tested the skills of Ahmed Boudjedra when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Park Forest AFC's Mamaar Adjani got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Abdelnacer Mezair came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Des Plaines 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 Abdelnacer Mezair couldn't finish the play. Bouabdellah Abdessalam scored 3-4 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of El Raï, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Park Forest AFC's Bouabdellah Abdessalam in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Des Plaines FC's goalie prevented a goal. Abdelaziz Liegeon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without El Raï having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Park Forest AFC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.