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San Joaquin Park
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Knodi Lacarne got the match started through his kick off. San Joaquin FC's Mehdi Ammour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nadir Bahari in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Knodi Lacarne fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 23rd minute, Mohammad Kaci Boufroura hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute of the match Fergani Sadaoui shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kassel Kermali showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mansour Bencherif sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Nesconset's zone, Mansour Bencherif stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kassel Kermali came out of the goal and Mansour Bencherif tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of San Joaquin FC booed when Nesconset was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmed Bourebbou didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Nesconset's Mohamed Hadj Aïssa got a free kick in the 36th minute. Mehdi Ammour took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mohamed Hadj Aïssa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nadir Bahari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Mohamed Hadj Aïssa took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Mehdi Ammour to make any attempt to save it. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Joaquin FC's goalkeeper Mehdi Ammour, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Nadir Bahari 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. Nadir Bahari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Ammour having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Hadj Aïssa in the 63rd minute of play forced San Joaquin FC's goalkeeper Mehdi Ammour to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mansour Bencherif received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Kassel Kermali tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kassel Kermali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mansour Bencherif in the 69th minute of the match. Nadir Bahari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Ammour having to interfere. Abderrahmane Djura charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abderrahmane Djura the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abderrahmane Djura hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Nadir Bahari sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 81st minute, Yazid Hamrouche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mohamed Hadj Aïssa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehdi Ammour having to make a save. 90 minutes into the match, San Joaquin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Hadj Aïssa came free, but Mehdi Ammour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 99th minute Knodi Lacarne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kassel Kermali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Nesconset eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.