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Wenatchee Stadium
Spectators: 6697 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 0) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yacine Badis in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cherif Madjer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8th minute, Bellemou Benmabrouk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Karim Abdenouz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wenatchee's supporters rose to their feet, but Karim Abdenouz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohamed Benhamou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karim Abdenouz succeeded in the game's 14th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Mohamed Benhamou made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lazhar Djenia Lkbira in the 18th minute. Yacine Badis might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cherif Madjer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yacine Badis ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Wellston's Yacine Badis got a free kick in the 20th minute. Said Aït Salem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mourad Boulebda during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Mourad Boulebda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Said Aït Salem to make the kick off. If Said Aït Salem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cheb Nabil's late challenge caught a Wellston's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cheb Nabil helped the player get up and apologised. After 60 minutes Wenatchee's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Salim Aarache who took care of the corner kick. Wellston's Salim Aarache was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cherif Madjer in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karim Abdenouz in the 61st minute of play forced Wellston's goalkeeper Mohamed Benhamou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wenatchee's Cherif Madjer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Said Aït Salem in the 63rd minute of play. In the 67thth minute of the game Said Aït Salem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wenatchee's Cherif Madjer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bellemou Benmabrouk hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Said Aït Salem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cherif Madjer having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Said Aït Salem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cherif Madjer was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 80th minute, Cheb Nabil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Said Aït Salem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cherif Madjer having to interfere. Karim Abdenouz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Wellston players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Wenatchee.