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Hampton Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hampton's Guillaume Laurent Soltani started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Havelock booed when Hampton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Madjid Hindi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohammed Nabil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohammad Kaci Hamruche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tayeb Saïd-Guerni got free with Mohammed Nabil in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abderrachid Mesbah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamid Messaoud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hakim Ramdani struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Abderrachid Mesbah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Havelock. 13 minutes into the match, Havelock's Hakim Ramdani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abderrachid Mesbah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guillaume Laurent Soltani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mohammed Nabil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Guillaume Laurent Soltani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hampton's supporters rose to their feet, but Guillaume Laurent Soltani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mohammed Nabil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 21st play minutes Tayeb Saïd-Guerni shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Mohammed Nabil and just under the crossbar into goal. Mohammed Nabil was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Guillaume Laurent Soltani capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Guillaume Laurent Soltani really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 27th match minute, Hampton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hocine Mihoubi to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Havelock defense, Guillaume Laurent Soltani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mohammed Nabil. The Havelock fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mohammed Nabil should have stopped the shot. Mohammed Nabil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Laurent Soltani, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Abdelaziz Kaci Said hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Rafik Piaf took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mohammed Nabil. Havelock's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Hampton's zone, Hakim Ramdani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abderrachid Mesbah came out of the goal and Hakim Ramdani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Hamid Messaoud came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Havelock 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 Hamid Messaoud couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hakim Ramdani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mohammed Nabil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayeb Saïd-Guerni in the 51st minute of the match. Mohammed Nabil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammad Kaci Hamruche in the 55th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelaziz Merbah got free with Abderrachid Mesbah in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 58 played minutes Hampton got a freekick which was hit by Smail Djamel. Hakim Ramdani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th 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 Mohammad Kaci Hamruche during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Hampton getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Mohammad Kaci Hamruche hit a great ball. Mohammed Nabil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohammad Kaci Hamruche in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammad Kaci Hamruche in the 80th minute of play forced Havelock's goalkeeper Mohammed Nabil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Hampton booed when Havelock was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daho Belkhadem didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohammad Kaci Hamruche in the 84th minute of play forced Havelock's goalkeeper Mohammed Nabil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faouzi Fillali during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Havelock getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Faouzi Fillali hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hakim Ramdani in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abderrachid Mesbah saved Hampton from getting behind. Hakim Ramdani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abderrachid Mesbah having to interfere. Hampton's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.