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Ralston
Spectators: 6704 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cherif Bouchemla started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Green Rock AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Yacef came free, but Sofiane Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Ralston FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Muhammad Fadhil Mohamed to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Ralston FC's zone, Cherif Bouchemla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Hamid Brahima came out of the goal and Cherif Bouchemla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sofiane Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Yacef in the 9th minute of the match. Cherif Bouchemla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Green Rock AFC's Cherif Bouchemla got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Green Rock AFC booed when Ralston FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamza Mesbah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelhamid Yahia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Sofiane Mansouri made a huge save. In the 21st minute, Abdelhamid Yahia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cherif Bouchemla came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Green Rock AFC 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 Cherif Bouchemla couldn't finish the play. Albert Yacef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sofiane Mansouri having to interfere. Lakhdar Bedjaoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karim Hamid Brahima. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lakhdar Bedjaoui ran back to his position shaking his head. Cherif Bouchemla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abderrahmane Bouzid received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Karim Hamid Brahima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cherif Bouchemla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cherif Bouchemla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Karim Hamid Brahima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Green Rock AFC's Abderrahmane Bouzid got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Green Rock AFC's goalkeeper Sofiane Mansouri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ismael Brahimi hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After 53 played minutes, Ralston FC's Abd el Kerbouche shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sofiane Mansouri came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ralston FC reached it. Cherif Bouchemla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Hamid Brahima having to interfere. 64 minutes into the game, Hamza Mesbah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ralston FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Green Rock AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ralston FC's Hamza Mesbah got a free kick in the 64th minute. Ralston FC's Hamza Mesbah got his second yellow card of the match in the 70th minute. The referee ordered Hamza Mesbah off the ground. In the 71st minute, Hamza Mesbah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Ralston FC booed when Green Rock AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nasreddine Metref didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelhamid Yahia 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. Abderrahmane Bouzid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 85 minutes into the match, Abdelhamid Yahia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sofiane Mansouri. Green Rock AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdelhamid Yahia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 87th minute Albert Yacef suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 88 minutes, Abderrahmane Bouzid mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Green Rock AFC and the Ralston FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abd el Kerbouche was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ismael Brahimi kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Ralston FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Green Rock AFC for much of the match.