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Spring Valley Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hicham Sadi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ismael Akrour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Tedj Benflis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ismael Akrour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Madouni had great luck who in the 22ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Hicham Sadi from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Ali Madouni stood somewhat misplaced when Hicham Sadi came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 31 minute. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Helena FC's goalkeeper Ali Madouni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehdi Saïd-Guerni got free with Ali Madouni in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Helena FC booed when Spring Valley FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karim Boulahfane didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Hameur Allalou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Faouzi Zéroual fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Spring Valley FC's protests and gave Faouzi Zéroual a yellow card for diving instead. After 44 played minutes Spring Valley FC got a freekick which was hit by Faouzi Zéroual. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ismael Akrour stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ali Madouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hicham Sadi in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Mohammed Ahmed Ben Zitouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hicham Sadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ali Madouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hakim Belmellat kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Ismael Akrour made a precise shot to the right of Tedj Benflis. Spring Valley FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After a rather tough play, Spring Valley FC's Dida Diafat got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Hicham Sadi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spring Valley FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hicham Sadi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute, Mehdi Saïd-Guerni 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. Ali Madouni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hicham Sadi, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Spring Valley FC's goalkeeper Tedj Benflis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hameur Allalou. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Spring Valley FC had won after a very even match.