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Eden Isle Stadium
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 6300, Seating: 1300, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lawrence Jetzer got the match started through his kick off. Chih Benhamou recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rafik Zeghdoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Buffard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, Ahmed Malek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafik Zeghdoud. American Canyon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmed Malek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 11 minutes of play, Zenit FC's Lawrence Jetzer made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafik Zeghdoud was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rafik Zeghdoud didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Zenit FC's Lawrence Jetzer shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 22 minutes into the match, American Canyon's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrence Jetzer came free, but Rafik Zeghdoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lawrence Jetzer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafik Zeghdoud having to interfere. Rafik Zeghdoud was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Fawzi Hanin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fawzi Hanin really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. 韩锋昂 might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rafik Zeghdoud. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 韩锋昂 ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 27 minutes, Fawzi Hanin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zenit FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fawzi Hanin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fawzi Hanin got free with Rafik Zeghdoud in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. American Canyon's Rafik Zeghdoud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence Jetzer in the 34th minute of play. When Lawrence Jetzer fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zenit FC's protests and gave Lawrence Jetzer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th match minute, Zenit FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lawrence Jetzer to maneuver through the defense. Zenit FC's Brasil Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chih Benhamou in the 39th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Zenit FC's Rafik Zeghdoud threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 韩锋昂, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Chih Benhamou made a kick off. Ferhat Matmour kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. In the 57th minute, 韩锋昂 made a precise shot to the right of Rafik Zeghdoud. American Canyon's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Rafik Zeghdoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fawzi Hanin in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Lawrence Jetzer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafik Zeghdoud was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. In the 69th minute Fawzi Hanin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafik Zeghdoud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafik Zeghdoud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrence Jetzer in the 71st minute of the match. Rafik Zeghdoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lawrence Jetzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Zenit FC's goal looked a bit too open when Chih Benhamou came free, but Brasil Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chih Benhamou got free with Brasil Taffarel in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lawrence Jetzer succeeded in the game's 80th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 8-0. After 87 minutes of play, Zenit FC's 韩锋昂 made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafik Zeghdoud was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 89th minute, 韩锋昂 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafik Zeghdoud was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. 94 minutes into the match, American Canyon's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrence Jetzer came free, but Rafik Zeghdoud reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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. Zenit FC fully deserved thier win.