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Lake Ridge
Spectators: 6704 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 0) Lake Ridge FC's Mohamed Hamdoud 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. A collision led to Lake Ridge FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mohamed Hamdoud hit a great ball. Lake Ridge FC's Abdelaziz Sofiane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Said Bilal in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Kamel Mihoubi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelaziz Sofiane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Mohamed Hamdoud fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Faouzi Aliche, passed just outside the right post. Faouzi Aliche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Hamdoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The supporters of Sauk City booed when Lake Ridge FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tayeb Chaib didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Sauk City's Kamel Mihoubi in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lake Ridge FC's goalie prevented a goal. Abdelaziz Sofiane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Bilal, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. If Mohamed Hamdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kamel Mihoubi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Abdelaziz Sofiane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kamel Mihoubi in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdelaziz Sofiane saved Lake Ridge FC from getting behind. Zīn ud-Dīn Kourichi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Faouzi Aliche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mimoun Ouid Mesbah's late challenge caught a Lake Ridge FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mimoun Ouid Mesbah helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Lake Ridge FC booed when Sauk City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mimoun Ouid Mesbah didn't get a good kick on the ball. The corner ended in Kamel Zaoui almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sauk City's Faouzi Aliche did a great save. The supporters of Sauk City booed when Lake Ridge FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Medjadi Kouri didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelaziz Sofiane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Said Bilal in the 47th minute of the match. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Said Bilal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Faouzi Aliche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Hamdoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Kamel Mihoubi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 63 minutes, Mimoun Massi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lake Ridge FC and the Sauk City players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee felt a red card was in order, 67 minutes into the game, when Said Amrouche put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sauk City fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 67th minute. Penalty! Faouzi Aliche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Hamdoud in the 73rd minute of the match. Nordine Mansouri's late challenge caught a Lake Ridge FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nordine Mansouri helped the player get up and apologised. Nordine Mansouri hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sauk City's zone, Mohamed Hamdoud stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Faouzi Aliche came out of the goal and Mohamed Hamdoud tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mohamed Hamdoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Aliche having to interfere. Faouzi Aliche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zīn ud-Dīn Kourichi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Mimoun Ouid Mesbah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sauk City's Faouzi Aliche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Hamdoud in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tayeb Chaib in the 89th minute of play forced Sauk City's goalkeeper Faouzi Aliche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Lake Ridge FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Kamel Mihoubi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 96th minute, Zīn ud-Dīn Kourichi 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. 100 minutes into the match, Sauk City's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Hamdoud came free, but Faouzi Aliche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lake Ridge FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.