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Lacombe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hamid Hamdani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Payette's Hachemi Ali proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Payette from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Lacombe FC's Ali Abbas got a free kick in the 6th minute. Mohamed Fanon hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Lacombe FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Hamdani came free, but Madjid Haddou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fergani Amrouche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Hachemi Ali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fergani Amrouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Fergani Amrouche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th match minute, Payette was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frantz Zidane to maneuver through the defense. After 41 minutes of play, Lacombe FC's Fergani Amrouche made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hachemi Ali was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hachemi Ali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jussef Saïd-Guerni, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jussef Saïd-Guerni to make the kick off. Fergani Amrouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th match minute, Payette was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakim Lamine to maneuver through the defense. If Jussef Saïd-Guerni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 67 minutes, Hamid Hamdani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Payette's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hamid Hamdani 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 70th minute, Mohammad Belmadi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Hamid Hamdani 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. In the 77th minute, Jussef Saïd-Guerni made a precise shot to the right of Hachemi Ali. Payette's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frantz Zidane during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Frantz Zidane kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to Lacombe FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Fadel Mansouri hit a great ball. Payette's Hamid Hamdani got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jussef Saïd-Guerni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hachemi Ali having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Lacombe FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.