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West Elmira Stadium
Spectators: 7436 (Terracing: 5578, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 148) Kermit FC's Tedj Mehenni 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. West Elmira FC's Tedj Rahouli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tedj Mehenni in the 4th minute of play. After having played for 5 minutes, Smail Fari managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. West Elmira FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Smail Fari was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 12 played minutes West Elmira FC's Smail Fari stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Abdel Karim Bencherif stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Kermit FC of the goal. After 12 played minutes Kermit FC got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Hemdani. Smail Fari was extremely unlucky when he, in the 15th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 16th match minute, Kermit FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelnacer Boulmerka to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Kermit FC booed when West Elmira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmond Moussa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tedj Rahouli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lounès Makkeb's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Kermit FC's Tedj Mehenni got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Antoine Hadjar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kermit FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave West Elmira FC the free kick. Tedj Rahouli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lounès Makkeb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Lounès Makkeb had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rachid Hemdani kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Yacine Prévost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, Antoine Hadjar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yacine Prévost received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Abdel Karim Bencherif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kermit FC's Lounès Makkeb got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tedj Mehenni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Tedj Rahouli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yacine Prévost was the one to do the kick off. Tedj Mehenni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yacine Prévost fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdel Karim Bencherif having to interfere. Abdel Karim Bencherif showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Smail Fari, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. If Smail Fari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdel Karim Bencherif made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yacine Prévost in the 65th minute of play. Kermit FC's Abdel Karim Bencherif played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Souad Harkat in the 71st minute of play. Nouredine Hanin hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Tedj Mehenni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tedj Rahouli was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Tedj Mehenni's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tedj Rahouli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. A hard shot 82 in the game by Lounès Makkeb from a close distance when the talented Tedj Rahouli managed to make a qualified save. West Elmira FC's players were relieved. When Yacine Prévost came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the West Elmira FC 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 Yacine Prévost couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute, Rachid Hemdani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kermit FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The Kermit FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.