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Chalan Kanoa
Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tayeb Ihidjaten kicked off to start the match. If Djamal Mohand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chalan Kanoa's Youssef Zarabi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelnacer Moussa in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Abdelnacer Moussa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Youssef Zarabi came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Duryea FC's Djamal Mohand. But to his dismay, Djamal Mohand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Abdelnacer Moussa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Youssef Zarabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelnacer Moussa in the 23rd minute of the match. Youssef Zarabi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelnacer Moussa, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mourad Banouas during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mourad Banouas hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After having played for 30 minutes, Tayeb Ihidjaten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chalan Kanoa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tayeb Ihidjaten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 35 played minutes Chalan Kanoa got a freekick which was hit by Safy Aarache. Youssef Zarabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelnacer Moussa in the 36th minute of play. Youssef Zarabi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelnacer Moussa in the 40th minute of the match. Youssef Zarabi came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Duryea FC's Djamal Mohand. But to his dismay, Djamal Mohand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Mohamed Bey's late challenge caught a Chalan Kanoa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Bey helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Duryea FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Mohamed Bey hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdelnacer Moussa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Abdelnacer Moussa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Youssef Zarabi was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Rabah Khabatou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tayeb Ihidjaten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Djamal Mohand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Youssef Zarabi having to interfere. Youssef Zarabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelnacer Moussa in the 56th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Djamal Mohand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Youssef Zarabi. Chalan Kanoa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Djamal Mohand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Duryea FC's Djamal Mohand was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 65th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Mourad Banouas hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes Chalan Kanoa got a freekick which was hit by Hocine Khaled. Youssef Zarabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelnacer Moussa in the 75th minute. In the 75th minute, Mouloud Bouazza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute Abdelnacer Moussa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Youssef Zarabi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdelnacer Moussa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Youssef Zarabi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Youssef Zarabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Djamal Mohand in the 80th minute. The supporters of Duryea FC booed when Chalan Kanoa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Menad Khendu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 84 minutes, Mouloud Bouazza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chalan Kanoa and the Duryea FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Chalan Kanoa's Mouloud Bouazza got a free kick in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Chalan Kanoa's goalkeeper Youssef Zarabi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Djamal Mohand. The Chalan Kanoa supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Duryea FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Duryea FC.