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Spectators: 8394 (Terracing: 6368, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 73) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rachid Baba Ali Radjef took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rachid Baba Ali Radjef's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mounir Yahia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Hartshorne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bouzid Harkouk came free, but Cheb Daham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Safy Harkouk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Cheb Daham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Bouzid Harkouk managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ryūkyū's supporters rose to their feet, but Bouzid Harkouk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cheb Daham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Bouzid Harkouk kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cheb Daham. That made the score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. Kamel Zitouni was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 25 minutes into the match. The referee gave Hartshorne FC a penalty, 26 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mohammad Kaci Belfaa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Ryūkyū's Mounir Yahia. 1-1. In the 32nd minute, Juliusz Jul ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cheb Daham was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. If Safy Harkouk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes Hartshorne FC got a freekick which was hit by Mimoun Heddou. Mounir Yahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Meriem in the 40th minute of the match. FC Ryūkyū's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juliusz Jul in the 44th minute. After 46 minutes of play, FC Ryūkyū's Juliusz Jul made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cheb Daham was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Șerban Panduru made a kick off. When Șerban Panduru came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the FC Ryūkyū 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 Șerban Panduru couldn't finish the play. 57 minutes into the game, Mimoun Heddou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hartshorne FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Ryūkyū the free kick. In the 57th match minute, Hartshorne FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mimoun Heddou to maneuver through the defense. Juliusz Jul's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cheb Daham read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Abdelaziz Mamouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir Yahia having to interfere. Abdelaziz Mamouni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Mounir Yahia made a huge save. In the 73rd minute, Hartshorne FC's Abdelaziz Mamouni dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. Juliusz Jul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Cheb Daham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 84 minutes, Șerban Panduru managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ryūkyū's supporters crossed their fingers, but Șerban Panduru was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 87 minutes, Smail Bahari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hartshorne FC and the FC Ryūkyū players grew even worse after the yellow card. Smail Bahari kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Hartshorne FC defense, Safy Harkouk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cheb Daham. The Hartshorne FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cheb Daham should have stopped the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Ryūkyū fully deserved thier win.