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Foley Park
Spectators: 6710 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelmalek Zerguelaine took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute Abdelmalek Zerguelaine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafik Zoheir Liegeon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Astoria Restaurant's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmalek Zerguelaine came free, but Rafik Zoheir Liegeon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Foley's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Morceli came free, but Mohamed Djahnine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nadir Mansouri's late challenge caught a Astoria Restaurant's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nadir Mansouri helped the player get up and apologised. After 11 played minutes Foley got a freekick which was hit by Nadir Mansouri. The audience was convinced that Karim Morceli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohamed Djahnine was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Ali Aarache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Mohamed Djahnine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 played minutes Foley got a freekick which was hit by Nadir Mansouri. In the 21st play minute Nadir Mansouri came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rafik Zoheir Liegeon. 1-0. Nadir Mansouri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafik Zoheir Liegeon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. Rafik Zoheir Liegeon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nadir Mansouri in the 28th minute. Astoria Restaurant's Karim Morceli got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 32 minutes into the game, Noureddine Djebbour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Foley's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Astoria Restaurant the free kick. Karim Morceli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Djahnine having to interfere. After 36 played minutes Foley got a freekick which was hit by Yacine Hamid. If Karim Morceli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Abdelmalek Zerguelaine took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Rafik Zoheir Liegeon to make any attempt to save it. In the 47th match minute, Foley was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yacine Hamid to maneuver through the defense. 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 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Morceli to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Foley's Mohamed Djahnine got control of the ball when Karim Morceli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mohamed Djahnine didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karim Morceli went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 57th match minute, Astoria Restaurant was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samir Ahmed to maneuver through the defense. When Abdelmalek Zerguelaine came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Foley 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. 60 minutes into the game, Nadir Mansouri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Rafik Zoheir Liegeon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nadir Mansouri in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafik Zoheir Liegeon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nadir Mansouri scored 4-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rafik Zoheir Liegeon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Youssef Mansouri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 73 minutes into the match, Foley's goalkeeper Mohamed Djahnine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karim Morceli. After a rather tough play, Foley's Noureddine Djebbour got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Ali Aarache 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Nadir Mansouri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Foley's supporters rose to their feet, but Nadir Mansouri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafik Zoheir Liegeon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Astoria Restaurant's Abdelaziz Nima was substituted for Lakhdar Abbas. Karim Morceli struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Mohamed Djahnine didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astoria Restaurant. In the 93rd minute, Youssef Mansouri fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 95th minute, Youssef Mansouri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Foley were victorious despite being under pressure from Astoria Restaurant for much of the match.