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Lisbon Falls Stadium
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) Swainsboro's Yacine Soltani 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. 2 minutes in the game, Mohammad Kaci Bitat dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 5th minute Mohammad Kaci Bitat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fodil Halimi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boudjemaa Khabatou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yacine Soltani in the 7th minute of play. If Abdelaziz Bensaoula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fodil Halimi had great luck who in the 10thth minute grab hold of the ball when Mohammad Kaci Bitat from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Antoine Benzine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Fodil Halimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 1-0 became the score in the 14th minute when Antoine Benzine elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Lisbon Falls's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Bensaoula came free, but Boudjemaa Khabatou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boudjemaa Khabatou came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Swainsboro's Abdelaziz Bensaoula. But to his dismay, Abdelaziz Bensaoula quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 26 played minutes Lisbon Falls got a freekick which was hit by Antoine Benzine. After 28 minutes, Mohamed Hamid mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lisbon Falls and the Swainsboro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mohamed Hamid hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Lisbon Falls's Tedj Mekhloufi got a free kick in the 29th minute. If Antoine Benzine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 34 played minutes Swainsboro got a freekick which was hit by Smail Chaib. Fodil Halimi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mohammad Kaci Bitat went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Fodil Halimi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antoine Benzine in the 39th minute. Abdelaziz Bensaoula blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Boudjemaa Khabatou having to make a save. Yacine Soltani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Swainsboro's Abdelaziz Bensaoula got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mohammad Kaci Bitat to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Smail Chaib shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boudjemaa Khabatou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Antoine Benzine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Mohammad Kaci Bitat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antoine Benzine took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fodil Halimi. Fodil Halimi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. When Mohammad Kaci Bitat came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Lisbon Falls 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 Mohammad Kaci Bitat couldn't finish the play. If Antoine Benzine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yacine Soltani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 83 minutes into the game, Abdelnasser Sennaoui was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lisbon Falls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Swainsboro the free kick. Mohamed Hamid sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lisbon Falls had won after a very even match.