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Spectators: 6877 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Chahid Benflis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacer Rahmani having to interfere. After 7 minutes, Nabil Khalef mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riadha Club Arbaâ and the Shanklin players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 7th match minute, Riadha Club Arbaâ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nabil Khalef to maneuver through the defense. Djamel Djebar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nacer Rahmani. Riadha Club Arbaâ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 9 minutes, Rabah Mezair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shanklin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rabah Mezair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rabah Mezair received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Nacer Rahmani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rabah Mezair took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nacer Rahmani. Nacer Rahmani dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 18 minutes, Kamil Betroni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Riadha Club Arbaâ and the Shanklin players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kamil Betroni hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Chahid Benflis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nacer Rahmani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Mezair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Djamel Djebar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nacer Rahmani. Riadha Club Arbaâ's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Riadha Club Arbaâ's goalkeeper Nacer Rahmani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nacer Rahmani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Mezair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute, Rabah Mezair ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nacer Rahmani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. A hard shot 40 in the game by Afaghis Hanister from a close distance when the talented Nadjib Gharnati managed to make a qualified save. Shanklin's players were relieved. When Rabah Mezair came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Shanklin 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 Rabah Mezair couldn't finish the play. If Rabah Mezair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kamil Betroni to strike the kick off in the second half. Afaghis Hanister took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nadjib Gharnati. Nadjib Gharnati dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After some careless play in the Riadha Club Arbaâ defense, Abdel Yachir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nacer Rahmani. The Riadha Club Arbaâ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nacer Rahmani should have stopped the shot. Nacer Rahmani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chahid Benflis in the 64th minute. Rabah Mezair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Chahid Benflis charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chahid Benflis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th minute, Chahid Benflis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afaghis Hanister fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nadjib Gharnati having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Abdel Yachir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nadjib Gharnati showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamil Betroni, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamil Betroni in the 82nd minute of play forced Shanklin's goalkeeper Nadjib Gharnati to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Kamil Betroni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nadjib Gharnati saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Riadha Club Arbaâ's Nacer Rahmani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Riadha Club Arbaâ from getting a goal against them. Rabah Mezair might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nacer Rahmani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rabah Mezair ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 91st minute, Ziane Djebbour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fodil Kouici during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Shanklin played a much better game than Riadha Club Arbaâ and deserved their victory. The Riadha Club Arbaâ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.