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Warr Acres
Spectators: 6688 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1688, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karim Messaoudi took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheikha Saïdi-Sief in the 6th minute of play forced Homosassa Springs AFC's goalkeeper Abdelnacer Ziani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Warr Acres AFC's Hakim Lamine pulled a muscle in his back after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 10 minutes into the game, Cheb Fanon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Homosassa Springs AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Warr Acres AFC the free kick. Cheb Fanon hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute of the match Mustapha Mansouri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abdelnacer Ziani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Ismaël Adjani fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Homosassa Springs AFC's protests and gave Ismaël Adjani a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Homosassa Springs AFC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Ismaël Adjani hit a great ball. 15 minutes into the match, Warr Acres AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Brahim Benarbia came free, but Rachid el Ibrahimi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Homosassa Springs AFC booed when Warr Acres AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camel Adjaoud didn't get a good kick on the ball. 21 minutes into the game, Brahim Benarbia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rachid el Ibrahimi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Karim Messaoudi struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Rachid el Ibrahimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Homosassa Springs AFC. Homosassa Springs AFC's Abdelnacer Ziani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Homosassa Springs AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd match minute, Homosassa Springs AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismaël Adjani to maneuver through the defense. Brahim Benarbia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Rachid el Ibrahimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 41 minutes, Cheb Fanon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Homosassa Springs AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cheb Fanon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rachid el Ibrahimi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Messaoudi, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After a rather tough play, Warr Acres AFC's Abdellah Amri got a free kick in the 47th minute. Brahim Benarbia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

If Karim Messaoudi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Brahim Benarbia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Homosassa Springs AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Brahim Benarbia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rachid el Ibrahimi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdelnacer Ziani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Madani in the 64th minute of the match. Karim Messaoudi struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Rachid el Ibrahimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Homosassa Springs AFC. When Karim Messaoudi came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Homosassa Springs 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 Karim Messaoudi couldn't finish the play. Ismaël Adjani struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Rachid el Ibrahimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Homosassa Springs AFC. Karim Messaoudi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Rachid el Ibrahimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Camel Adjaoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, Homosassa Springs AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Madani came free, but Abdelnacer Ziani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ali Madani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mourad Baroudi hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Ali Madani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelnacer Ziani having to interfere. When the match was over Homosassa Springs AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Warr Acres AFC throughout the match.