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İsmet Paşa
Spectators: 6000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Turquoise's Nordine Reda Madouni 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. If Farid Khaldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nordine Reda Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Sid Ahmed Al-Jazairia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nordine Reda Madouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mamaar Bahari having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sid Ahmed Al-Jazairia in the 14th minute of play forced Kocaelispor's goalkeeper Mamaar Bahari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mamaar Bahari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nordine Reda Madouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fathi Ahmed kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Nordine Reda Madouni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nordine Reda Madouni might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mamaar Bahari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nordine Reda Madouni ran back to his position shaking his head. Mamaar Bahari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nordine Reda Madouni in the 26th minute of the match. Cheb Kermali's late challenge caught a Kocaelispor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cheb Kermali helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Kocaelispor booed when Turquoise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheb Kermali didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Fathi Ahmed managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kocaelispor's supporters rose to their feet, but Fathi Ahmed was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Albert Chedda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mamaar Bahari came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Turquoise's Nordine Reda Madouni. But to his dismay, Nordine Reda Madouni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Nordine Reda Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Kocaelispor's Mahmoud Drid got a free kick in the 41st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Sid Ahmed Al-Jazairia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Turquoise's supporters rose to their feet, but Sid Ahmed Al-Jazairia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mamaar Bahari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mamaar Bahari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from El Souakri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fathi Ahmed to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Nordine Reda Madouni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Turquoise's supporters rose to their feet, but Nordine Reda Madouni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mamaar Bahari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If El Souakri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Hocine Zarabi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Turquoise's supporters rose to their feet, but Hocine Zarabi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mamaar Bahari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Farid Khaldi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Nordine Reda Madouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nordine Reda Madouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Mamaar Bahari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mamaar Bahari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Farid Khaldi in the 67th minute of play. Nordine Reda Madouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Nordine Reda Madouni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Turquoise's supporters rose to their feet, but Nordine Reda Madouni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mamaar Bahari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Cheb Kermali managed to get in a good position for a shot. Turquoise's supporters rose to their feet, but Cheb Kermali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mamaar Bahari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Turquoise's Nordine Reda Madouni in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kocaelispor's goalie prevented a goal. 87 minutes into the game, Fathi Ahmed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kocaelispor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Turquoise the free kick. In the 87th match minute, Kocaelispor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fathi Ahmed to maneuver through the defense. Nordine Reda Madouni in the 88thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mamaar Bahari, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mamaar Bahari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nordine Reda Madouni in the 91st minute. Nordine Reda Madouni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Mamaar Bahari tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nordine Reda Madouni in the 97th minute of play forced Kocaelispor's goalkeeper Mamaar Bahari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hocine Zarabi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the final whistle sounded Turquoise left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kocaelispor.