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Crestwood
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abderaouf Harkouk kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute Hamid Ben Bella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahmoud Amrouche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Tayeb Heddou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crestwood's supporters rose to their feet, but Tayeb Heddou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mahmoud Amrouche breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. San Juan Capistranso AFC's Mahmoud Amrouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Ben Bella in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute Abderaouf Harkouk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Redha Medjiba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Redha Medjiba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadir Oussar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Abdelmalek Sadmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the game, Nadir Oussar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Juan Capistranso AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crestwood the free kick. After having played for 21 minutes, Cheb Kader managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Juan Capistranso AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cheb Kader was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Redha Medjiba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abderaouf Harkouk in the 23rd minute of the match. Redha Medjiba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadir Oussar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Redha Medjiba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salim Sakhri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abderaouf Harkouk took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Redha Medjiba. Redha Medjiba dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 36 minutes into the match, Crestwood's goal looked a bit too open when Abderaouf Harkouk came free, but Redha Medjiba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mahmoud Amrouche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamid Ben Bella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mahmoud Amrouche made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Tayeb Heddou sent off a good shot on target.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamid Ben Bella to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Nadir Oussar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Redha Medjiba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Smail Zaoui in the 57th minute of play forced Crestwood's goalkeeper Redha Medjiba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Crestwood's Redha Medjiba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Crestwood from getting a goal against them. Smail Zaoui kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. After 65 minutes, Cheb Aziz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Crestwood and the San Juan Capistranso AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Crestwood was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Aziz to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the match, Crestwood's goalkeeper Redha Medjiba had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cheb Kader. Redha Medjiba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abderaouf Harkouk in the 67th minute of play. Hamid Ben Bella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmoud Amrouche having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdelmalek Sadmi got free with Redha Medjiba in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 played minutes San Juan Capistranso AFC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmed Bougherra. After 82 played minutes Crestwood got a freekick which was hit by Amar Zaoui. In the 84th minute Abderaouf Harkouk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Redha Medjiba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 86 minutes into the game, Nadir Oussar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Redha Medjiba was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Amar Zaoui hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Redha Medjiba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nadir Oussar in the 91st minute. Crestwood's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Nadir Oussar scored to the left of an out of position Redha Medjiba, making the score, 1-3. In the 96th minute, Abd al-Aziz Cherrad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched San Juan Capistranso AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.