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East Gaffney Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) East Gaffney's Rabah Bensaoula started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mohamed Djamel might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karim Hamid Brahima. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mohamed Djamel ran back to his position shaking his head. Karim Hamid Brahima was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mohamed Djamel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Madhi Aboulker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelhamid Yahia in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12th minute, Mohamed Djamel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Said Ouyahia kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. If Said Ouyahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Meziane Khabatou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Karim Hamid Brahima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karim Hamid Brahima made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Mohamed Djamel sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Ralston FC's Abderaouf Bouazza got a free kick in the 26th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Rabah Bensaoula managed to get in a good position for a shot. East Gaffney's supporters rose to their feet, but Rabah Bensaoula was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karim Hamid Brahima breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Karim Hamid Brahima stood somewhat misplaced when Rabah Bensaoula came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 28 minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Rabah Bensaoula kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Karim Hamid Brahima. That made the score 3-0 in the 32 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ralston FC's zone, Albert Hamouda stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Karim Hamid Brahima came out of the goal and Albert Hamouda tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Albert Hamouda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Karim Hamid Brahima tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Muhammad Fadhil Mohamed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Said Ouyahia came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the East Gaffney 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 Said Ouyahia couldn't finish the play. After having played for 46 minutes, Said Ouyahia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. East Gaffney's supporters crossed their fingers, but Said Ouyahia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Karim Hamid Brahima showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Bensaoula in the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Muhammad Fadhil Mohamed to make the kick off. With a little luck, East Gaffney's Madhi Aboulker got control of the ball when Abdelhamid Yahia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55thth minute of the game Rabah Bensaoula who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ralston FC's Karim Hamid Brahima was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Karim Hamid Brahima came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by East Gaffney's Rabah Bensaoula. But to his dismay, Rabah Bensaoula quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. In the 62nd minute, Mohamed Djamel made a precise shot to the right of Karim Hamid Brahima. Ralston FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. In the 65th match minute, Ralston FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamza Mesbah to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th match minute, Ralston FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tahar Adjani to maneuver through the defense. If Albert Hamouda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd match minute, Ralston FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albert Yacef to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Albert Hamouda in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karim Hamid Brahima prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Madhi Aboulker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelhamid Yahia in the 78th minute. Rabah Bensaoula walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. 87 minutes into the game, Abdelhamid Yahia recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Madhi Aboulker. Abdelhamid Yahia showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-1. 90 minutes into the match, Ralston FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Hamouda came free, but Karim Hamid Brahima reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 played minutes Ralston FC got a freekick which was hit by Albert Yacef. Said Ouyahia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karim Hamid Brahima having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the East Gaffney players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.