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Jefferson Park
Spectators: 6691 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Crystal Lake FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Ali came free, but Lakhdar Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mohamed Saïdi-Sief charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mohamed Saïdi-Sief the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mohamed Saïdi-Sief kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Lakhdar Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdel Ali in the 14th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the match, Jefferson's goal looked a bit too open when Djamel Said came free, but Mimoun Raï reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute Abdel Ali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lakhdar Mansouri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 25 minutes into the game, when Mouloud Mekhloufi put in a rough tackle. After 25 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Jefferson! In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Crystal Lake FC. Toufik Bezzaz stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Mimoun Raï. 0-1. Djamel Said's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mimoun Raï read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. Mimoun Raï made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djamel Said in the 34th minute of play. Hakim Hadjadj's late challenge caught a Jefferson's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hakim Hadjadj helped the player get up and apologised. Hakim Hadjadj hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Mimoun Raï took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamel Massi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 minutes, Nadir Macias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jefferson and the Crystal Lake FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nadir Macias kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Mimoun Raï showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamel Massi, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rachid Soltani was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 73 minutes, Djamel Said managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crystal Lake FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Djamel Said was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mimoun Raï took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamel Said, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th match minute, Jefferson was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Saïdi-Sief to maneuver through the defense. Rachid Soltani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mohamed Saïdi-Sief fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lakhdar Mansouri having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Soltani in the 95th minute of play forced Crystal Lake FC's goalkeeper Lakhdar Mansouri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Djamel Said received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Mimoun Raï tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Jefferson supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Crystal Lake FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Crystal Lake FC.