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Wellston Park
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) Wellston's Said Aït Salem started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 played minutes Olive Branch FC got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Sofiane. Wellston's Salim Aarache shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 6th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Nabil Benyamina but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, Olive Branch FC's Mansour Hima got a free kick in the 7th minute. With 9 minutes on the clock, René Boulahfane commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 9 minutes into the game, one of Olive Branch FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Nabil Benyamina, was totally fooled by Wellston's Salim Aarache, who 11 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 17th minute, Brahim Moussa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Said Aït Salem managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wellston's supporters rose to their feet, but Said Aït Salem was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nabil Benyamina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Yacine Badis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wellston's supporters rose to their feet, but Yacine Badis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nabil Benyamina breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Said Aït Salem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Nabil Benyamina tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Wellston's Said Aït Salem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nabil Benyamina narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Said Aït Salem 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. Nabil Benyamina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Aït Salem, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Mohamed Sofiane kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 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.

51 minutes into the match, Ahmed Reda Aboulker notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Wellston's Mohamed Benhamou. Mohamed Benhamou was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nabil Benyamina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Aït Salem, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Ahmed Reda Aboulker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Benhamou having to interfere. Medjadi Saïfi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mohamed Benhamou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Said Aït Salem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wellston's Yacine Badis got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mohamed Benhamou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmond Merbah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohamed Sofiane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mohamed Sofiane hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Wellston's attack was well implemented in the 91st minute, but when Said Aït Salem was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. If Mansour Hima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.