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Lisbon Falls Stadium
Spectators: 6719 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 0) shayozone fc's Ismaël Bendjedid 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. Khair ad-Din Boulmerka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Boudjemaa Khabatou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismaël Bendjedid, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. If Khair ad-Din Boulmerka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Lisbon Falls defense, Ismaël Bendjedid kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Boudjemaa Khabatou. The Lisbon Falls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Boudjemaa Khabatou should have stopped the shot. If Antoine Benzine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Ismaël Bendjedid had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boudjemaa Khabatou. Lisbon Falls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ismaël Bendjedid was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Khair ad-Din Boulmerka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Ismaël Bendjedid made a precise shot to the right of Boudjemaa Khabatou. Lisbon Falls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Ismaël Bendjedid 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. Antoine Benzine could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Mimoun Meniri made a huge save. When Lisbon Falls's Mohammad Kaci Bitat in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye shayozone fc's goalie prevented a goal. When Ismaël Bendjedid came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the shayozone fc 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 Ismaël Bendjedid couldn't finish the play. Khair ad-Din Boulmerka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Boudjemaa Khabatou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Boudjemaa Khabatou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismaël Bendjedid, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mohammad Kaci Bitat was the one to do the kick off. shayozone fc's Khair ad-Din Boulmerka came free and shot a quick shot against goal 52 minutes in the game, fortunately Boudjemaa Khabatou had problems saving as it came toward the left post. A collision led to shayozone fc getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Ahmed Dahar hit a great ball. After having played for 54 minutes, Mohammad Kaci Bitat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lisbon Falls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohammad Kaci Bitat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khair ad-Din Boulmerka got free with Boudjemaa Khabatou in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot by Reda El Ouafi from long distance, 60 minutes into the match, got Boudjemaa Khabatou's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ismaël Bendjedid might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Boudjemaa Khabatou. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ismaël Bendjedid ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Mohammad Kaci Bitat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mimoun Meniri was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Boudjemaa Khabatou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismaël Bendjedid, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mohammad Kaci Bitat during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mohammad Kaci Bitat hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The supporters of shayozone fc booed when Lisbon Falls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fawzi Haddou didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Khair ad-Din Boulmerka got free with Boudjemaa Khabatou in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mimoun Meniri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mohammad Kaci Bitat went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Mohamed Hamid's late challenge caught a shayozone fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Hamid helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Lisbon Falls getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Mohamed Hamid hit a great ball. When Khair ad-Din Boulmerka came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the shayozone fc 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 Khair ad-Din Boulmerka couldn't finish the play. The Lisbon Falls supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching shayozone fc's performance. The match ended with a win for shayozone fc.