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Lake Ridge
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mohamed Hamdoud made the kick off which started today's match. Mohamed Hamdoud recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lake Ridge FC's Abdelaziz Sofiane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Djamel in the 7th minute of play. Abdelaziz Sofiane stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rachid Bellemou Messaoud's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. After a rather tough play, Lake Ridge FC's Medjadi Kouri got a free kick in the 20th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Coldwater AFC's Fodil Aggoune tried to score from far away in the 21st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Bellemou Messaoud in the 23rd minute of play forced Lake Ridge FC's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Sofiane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelaziz Sofiane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Djamel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Zīn ud-Dīn Kourichi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, Rachid Bellemou Messaoud notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Lake Ridge FC's Abdelaziz Sofiane. Abdelaziz Sofiane was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 35 minutes, Rachid Bellemou Messaoud made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Lake Ridge FC's Abdelaziz Sofiane tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Bellemou Messaoud in the 45th minute of play forced Lake Ridge FC's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Sofiane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Coldwater AFC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rachid Bellemou Messaoud to make the kick off. Rachid Djamel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Abdelaziz Sofiane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Djamel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelaziz Sofiane stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rachid Bellemou Messaoud's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Tayeb Chaib hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rachid Djamel got free with Abdelaziz Sofiane in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 59 minutes into the match, Mohamed Hamdoud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jussef Ben Boulmerka. Coldwater AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Hamdoud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Jussef Ben Boulmerka 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 70th minute, Tayeb Nekkar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Lake Ridge FC's Abdelaziz Sofiane got control of the ball when Rachid Djamel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute Mohamed Hamdoud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jussef Ben Boulmerka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Lake Ridge FC's Abdelaziz Sofiane got control of the ball when Rachid Djamel tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Rachid Bellemou Messaoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 88 minutes into the match, Lake Ridge FC's goalkeeper Abdelaziz Sofiane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rachid Djamel. Abdelaziz Sofiane made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Rachid Djamel sent off a good shot on target. Lake Ridge FC's Abdelaziz Sofiane played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Bellemou Messaoud in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rdth minute of the game Zīn ud-Dīn Kourichi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Coldwater AFC's Jussef Ben Boulmerka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 97 minutes into the game, Belaid Karim Belkassem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lake Ridge FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Coldwater AFC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 96th minute of the game. One of Lake Ridge FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Coldwater AFC:s goal. Coldwater AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.