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Black Zone Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Farid Mazzid got the match started through his kick off. If Mohammed Zouba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Black Zone's Mohammed Zouba got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Black Zone's goalkeeper Kasdi Zarabi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nouredine Abdenouz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kasdi Zarabi having to interfere. After 21 minutes of play, Ballwins's Karim Cerbah made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kasdi Zarabi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Karim Cerbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Kasdi Zarabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Nouredine Abdenouz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballwins's supporters rose to their feet, but Nouredine Abdenouz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kasdi Zarabi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmed Ali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Farid Mazzid in the 39th minute of the match. Ahmed Ali made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Mohammed Zouba sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Farid Mazzid managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Black Zone's supporters rose to their feet, but Farid Mazzid was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ahmed Ali breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karim Cerbah was the one to do the kick off. Farid Mazzid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Ahmed Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohammed Zouba struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Ahmed Ali didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Black Zone. FC Black Zone's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Karim Cerbah 60 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Mohammed Zouba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Black Zone's goalkeeper Kasdi Zarabi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 75 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ballwins! In the 77th minute there was a penalty for FC Black Zone. Ahmed Bessou stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ahmed Ali. 1-2. Nouredine Abdenouz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Kasdi Zarabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmed Ali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farid Mazzid, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Mohammed Zouba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mohammed Zouba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mohammed Zouba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Ali having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in FC Black Zone's zone, Nouredine Abdenouz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kasdi Zarabi came out of the goal and Nouredine Abdenouz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 97 minutes, Abd al-Asis Hamrouche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Black Zone and the Ballwins players grew even worse after the yellow card. Chants of Ballwins echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as FC Black Zone had held the ball for most of the match.