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Tenafly Stadium
Spectators: 6948 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 0) If Jean-Baptiste Azem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tenafly FC's Rachid Aziz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 5th minute of play. Fodil Abbas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Aziz having to interfere. Rachid Aziz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jean-Baptiste Azem went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 19 minutes into the match, Tenafly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Mezair came free, but Rachid Aziz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Fodil Abbas put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Rachid Aziz. In the 24th minute, Jean-Baptiste Azem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abu Dhabi United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The audience was convinced that Jean-Baptiste Azem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rachid Aziz was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Rachid Aziz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Mezair, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The supporters of Abu Dhabi United booed when Tenafly FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahmoud Djebar didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rachid Aziz saved Tenafly FC from getting behind. Mohamed Mezair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahmoud Djebar's late challenge caught a Abu Dhabi United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mahmoud Djebar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 39th match minute, Tenafly FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahmoud Djebar to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jean-Baptiste Azem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rachid Aziz was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. If Fodil Abbas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohamed Mezair recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jean-Baptiste Azem to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Jean-Baptiste Azem 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. Rachid Aziz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Mezair in the 54th minute of play. When Farid Benmabrouk fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tenafly FC's protests and gave Farid Benmabrouk a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Abu Dhabi United booed when Tenafly FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Farid Benmabrouk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mohamed Mezair's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rachid Aziz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Jean-Baptiste Azem left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abu Dhabi United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Jean-Baptiste Azem's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Rachid Aziz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jean-Baptiste Azems short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Rachid Aziz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Halim Djura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rachid Aziz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 70th minute of the match. Jean-Baptiste Azem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Aziz having to interfere. Rachid Aziz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fodil Abbas went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Rachid Aziz stood somewhat misplaced when Jean-Baptiste Azem came free in front of goal and shot 0-6 to the left of him in the 78 minute. After some careless play in the Tenafly FC defense, Jean-Baptiste Azem kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rachid Aziz. The Tenafly FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rachid Aziz should have stopped the shot. After 87 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tenafly FC! Jean-Baptiste Azem in the 90thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rachid Aziz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 92 in the game by Jean-Baptiste Azem from a close distance when the talented Rachid Aziz managed to make a qualified save. Tenafly FC's players were relieved. Tenafly FC's Rachid Aziz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Mezair in the 93rd minute of play. In the 99th minute, Tenafly FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fodil Abbas fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post.