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Audubon Park
Spectators: 7775 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 175) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Severo Chinto took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of Audubon:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Poplar Bluff AFC:s goal. In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Poplar Bluff AFC. Amrani Sad stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Hemza Zarabi. 0-1. Hemza Zarabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdel Hamid Chaouchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Hocine Oussalah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Zarabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Medjadi Lacen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cherif Zitouni in the 10th minute. Severo Chinto struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Medjadi Lacen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Audubon. The supporters of Audubon booed when Poplar Bluff AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Estavan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Poplar Bluff AFC's goalkeeper Medjadi Lacen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cherif Zitouni. Audubon's Hemza Zarabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdel Hamid Chaouchi in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Hocine Oussalah ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hemza Zarabi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Rafik Zoheir Saadane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hemza Zarabi having to interfere. After 33 minutes of play, Poplar Bluff AFC's Abdel Hamid Chaouchi made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hemza Zarabi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Abdel Hamid Chaouchi scored 0-4 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hemza Zarabi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Audubon's Hemza Zarabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdel Hamid Chaouchi in the 39th minute of play. In the 40thth minute of the game Hocine Oussalah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Audubon's Hemza Zarabi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Hocine Oussalah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hemza Zarabi was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Hemza Zarabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hocine Oussalah in the 45th minute of the match. Medjadi Lacen made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Cherif Zitouni sent off a good shot on target. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 51st minute, Ricardo Estavan 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. Hocine Oussalah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Hemza Zarabi made a huge save. Medjadi Lacen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severo Chinto in the 54th minute of play. Hemza Zarabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdel Hamid Chaouchi, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 61 minutes of play, Poplar Bluff AFC's Ricardo Estavan made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hemza Zarabi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hemza Zarabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdel Hamid Chaouchi in the 67th minute of the match. Medjadi Lacen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Chinto in the 68th minute of the match. Rafik Zoheir Saadane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the match, Audubon's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Hamid Chaouchi came free, but Hemza Zarabi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Audubon's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amrani Sad was slow to take the kick. During this time Poplar Bluff AFC's players had a chance to rest. Severo Chinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Abdel Hamid Chaouchi took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Hemza Zarabi to make any attempt to save it. In the 86th minute Abdel Hamid Chaouchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Zarabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Poplar Bluff AFC's Medjadi Lacen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severo Chinto in the 89th minute of play. Poplar Bluff AFC's Medjadi Lacen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severo Chinto in the 93rd minute of play. Rafik Zoheir Saadane hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. When the match was over Poplar Bluff AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Audubon throughout the match.