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Palermo Stadium
Spectators: 6692 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1692, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fodil Gallaire got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Djamal Bezzaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. New Freedom AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palermo FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, New Freedom AFC's Djamal Bezzaz got a free kick in the 4th minute. Rabah Bezzaz charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rabah Bezzaz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ali Sellal was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Noureddine Khabatou. Rabah Bezzaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 10 minutes of play, New Freedom AFC's Fodil Gallaire made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mouloud Madouni was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mamaar Boulebda in the 13th minute of play forced Palermo FC's goalkeeper Mouloud Madouni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdelhamid Megharia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Ali Sellal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Sellal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hemza Aliche in the 17th minute of the match. Hemza Aliche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ali Sellal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hemza Aliche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Ali Sellal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hemza Aliche received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Ali Sellal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mouloud Madouni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mamaar Boulebda's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Mouloud Madouni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mamaar Boulebda in the 36th minute of the match. In the 37th match minute, Palermo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Allalou to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, Fodil Gallaire notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Palermo FC's Mouloud Madouni. Mouloud Madouni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hemza Aliche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Sellal having to interfere. In the 47th minute Hemza Aliche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Sellal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Palermo FC defense, Mamaar Boulebda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mouloud Madouni. The Palermo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mouloud Madouni should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

In the 57th minute Hemza Aliche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Sellal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Abdelhamid Megharia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, Abdelhamid Megharia notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of New Freedom AFC's Ali Sellal. Ali Sellal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Palermo FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Fodil Gallaire scored to the left of an out of position Mouloud Madouni, making the score, 1-4. Hemza Aliche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Sellal having to interfere. When Fodil Gallaire came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the New Freedom 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 Fodil Gallaire couldn't finish the play. Mamaar Boulebda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mouloud Madouni having to interfere. Mamaar Boulebda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fodil Gallaire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Mouloud Madouni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Palermo FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Yacine Mami hit a great ball. In the 96th minute Fodil Gallaire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mouloud Madouni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fodil Gallaire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Palermo FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching New Freedom AFC's performance. The match ended with a win for New Freedom AFC.