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Greater Northdale St
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Crab Orchard's goalkeeper Mustapha Boulebda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mimoun Djeballi. Samir Ben Khalidi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheb Dahar, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute Cheb Dahar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samir Ben Khalidi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Greater Northdale FC getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Faouzi Ramdani hit a great ball. In the 17th match minute, Crab Orchard was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheb Dahar to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Redha Zarabi during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mimoun Djeballi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Mustapha Boulebda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Abdelmalek Zerguelaine came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Greater Northdale 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 Abdelmalek Zerguelaine couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Crab Orchard's zone, Mimoun Djeballi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mustapha Boulebda came out of the goal and Mimoun Djeballi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, Crab Orchard's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmalek Zerguelaine came free, but Mustapha Boulebda reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 41 minutes, Mimoun Djeballi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Greater Northdale FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mimoun Djeballi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mimoun Djeballi hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After having played for 45 minutes, Cheb Dahar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crab Orchard's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cheb Dahar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 46 minutes of play, Greater Northdale FC's Mimoun Djeballi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mustapha Boulebda was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdelmalek Zerguelaine to strike the kick off in the second half. Cheb Dahar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Ben Khalidi having to interfere. In the 56th minute Abdelmalek Zerguelaine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustapha Boulebda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mimoun Djeballi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nadir Rimitti hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Mimoun Djeballi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Mimoun Djeballi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Greater Northdale FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mimoun Djeballi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mustapha Boulebda breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 70 minutes into the match, Greater Northdale FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cheb Dahar came free, but Samir Ben Khalidi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reda Morceli was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 71st minute. Crab Orchard's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Mimoun Djeballi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustapha Boulebda having to interfere. Cheb Dahar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Samir Ben Khalidi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Greater Northdale FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Ahmed Megharia hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the game, Chadli Boulahfane was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Greater Northdale FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Crab Orchard the free kick. In the 80th minute, Chadli Boulahfane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Greater Northdale FC's Samir Ben Khalidi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cheb Dahar in the 81st minute of play. Mustapha Boulebda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmalek Zerguelaine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reda Morceli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Crab Orchard's Chadli Merbah got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Mimoun Djeballi struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Mustapha Boulebda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Greater Northdale FC. Greater Northdale FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Crab Orchard for a fine match.