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Burleson Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Robert Bella took the kick off in the first half of the match. Robert Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismaël Madjer having to interfere. Robert Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismaël Madjer having to interfere. Ismaël Madjer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Bella in the 10th minute of play. Boudjemaa Sennaoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Djamal Beloufa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boudjemaa Sennaoui ran back to his position shaking his head. Daniel Saïfi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Djamal Beloufa having to interfere. Robert Zitouni in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ismaël Madjer, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 21st minute, Burleson FC's Hachemi Bouzid seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hachemi Bouzid the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Burleson FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hachemi Bouzid had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 24 minutes, Zīn ud-Dīn Moussa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Burleson FC and the Holyoke players grew even worse after the yellow card. Zīn ud-Dīn Moussa hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Burleson FC's Ben Khalef got a free kick in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Daniel Saïfi in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Djamal Beloufa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Robert Zitouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ismaël Madjer having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Burleson FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Saïfi came free, but Djamal Beloufa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Holyoke booed when Burleson FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zīn ud-Dīn Moussa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the game, Holyoke's Daniel Saïfi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Djamal Beloufa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After the first half Holyoke were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Saïfi was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Burleson FC defense, Daniel Saïfi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Djamal Beloufa. The Burleson FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Djamal Beloufa should have stopped the shot. Burleson FC's Zīn ud-Dīn Moussa got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59thth minute of the game Robert Zitouni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Holyoke's Ismaël Madjer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Burleson FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Saïfi came free, but Djamal Beloufa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th match minute, Holyoke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheikha El-Hadi to maneuver through the defense. When Robert Zitouni came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Burleson 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 Robert Zitouni couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Robert Zitouni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Burleson FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Robert Zitouni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ismaël Madjer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Zīn ud-Dīn Moussa 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 87 minutes, Salah Kerkar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Holyoke and the Burleson FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Holyoke's Salah Kerkar got a free kick in the 87th minute. If Boudjemaa Sennaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zīn ud-Dīn Moussa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cheikha El-Hadi got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. When the final whistle went the supporters of Holyoke were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Burleson FC side.