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Spackenkill
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hocine Chebal got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by El Mekhloufi during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Pinewood FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Spackenkill:s goal. Mohamed Lacarne walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Spackenkill's Lakhdar Allalou got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hakim Louahla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lakhdar Allalou in the 25th minute. Meziane Mezair's late challenge caught a Spackenkill's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Meziane Mezair helped the player get up and apologised. In the 28th match minute, Pinewood FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Meziane Mezair to maneuver through the defense. Pinewood FC's Hakim Louahla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fergani Apap in the 30th minute of play. Lakhdar Allalou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakim Louahla having to interfere. In the 34th minute Fergani Apap shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakim Louahla saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Pinewood FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lakhdar Allalou fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 37 minutes into the match, Pinewood FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fergani Apap came free, but Hakim Louahla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Spackenkill's goal looked a bit too open when El Mekhloufi came free, but Madjid Belfaa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hakim Louahla made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Lakhdar Allalou sent off a good shot on target. Hakim Louahla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fergani Apap, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After a rather tough play, Pinewood FC's El Mekhloufi got a free kick in the 51st minute. Fergani Apap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Hakim Louahla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hakim Louahla didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Spackenkill's Fergani Apap shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. If Lakhdar Allalou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, Pinewood FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bendjedid Sofiane came free, but Hakim Louahla reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Rafik Benaouf left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spackenkill fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Spackenkill's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.