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South Charleston Sta
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 0) Houlton FC's Nabil Mesbah got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 18 minutes of play, Houlton FC's Zoheir Kensi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hemza Bouguerra was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 23rd minute, Zoheir Kensi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hemza Bouguerra was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Hemza Bouguerra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zoheir Kensi's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Hemza Bouguerra came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Houlton FC's Ahmed Souakri. But to his dismay, Ahmed Souakri quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 30th minute, Jean-Michel Bahari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Rabah Benarbia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hemza Bouguerra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zoheir Kensi in the 37th minute of play. Zoheir Kensi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hemza Bouguerra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Souakri, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The supporters of South Charleston booed when Houlton FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zoheir Kensi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zoheir Kensi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hemza Bouguerra read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

In the 52nd minute, South Charleston's Mohamed Louahla seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mohamed Louahla the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of South Charleston protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mohamed Louahla had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 52nd minute of the game. One of South Charleston:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Houlton FC:s goal. In the 64th minute, Zoheir Kensi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Houlton FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Ahmed Souakri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hemza Bouguerra having to interfere. 71 minutes into the match, Houlton FC's Zoheir Kensi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hemza Bouguerra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rabah Benarbia took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hemza Bouguerra. Hemza Bouguerra dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Hemza Bouguerra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nabil Mesbah went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-9 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, South Charleston's Abdelaziz Saïfi got a free kick in the 78th minute. Houlton FC's Rabah Benarbia got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zoheir Kensi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Hemza Bouguerra made a huge save. After 84 minutes, Zoheir Kensi made it 0-10 with a short kick to the right side. South Charleston's Hemza Bouguerra tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zoheir Kensi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hemza Bouguerra having to interfere. Rabah Benarbia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hemza Bouguerra having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Houlton FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than South Charleston.