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Corvallis
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) Abdelhamid Aziz made the kick off and thus started the match. Belaid Bensaoula received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Amar Bentaala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amrani Belmadi during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Amrani Belmadi kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in South Venice FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! Walid Lemoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Amar Bentaala tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Corvallis booed when South Venice FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kassel Belloumi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Walid Lemoui came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Corvallis 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 Walid Lemoui couldn't finish the play. Abdelhamid Aziz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Abdelhamid Aziz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rabah Adjani was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After 26 played minutes Corvallis got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Feraoun. In the 27th minute of the match Yacine Derrida shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rabah Adjani showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Abdelhamid Aziz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Corvallis's goal looked a bit too open when Anthar Abrika came free, but Rabah Adjani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelhamid Aziz in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rabah Adjani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of South Venice FC booed when Corvallis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Bencheikh didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Anthar Abrika had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amar Bentaala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferhat Oussar, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Belaid Bensaoula to make the kick off. Amar Bentaala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belaid Bensaoula, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. South Venice FC's Abdelhamid Aziz suffered a concussion after 63 minutes and had to leave the field. Abderaouf Boniche's late challenge caught a South Venice FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abderaouf Boniche helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd match minute, Corvallis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abderaouf Boniche to maneuver through the defense. South Venice FC's Abdellah Bensaoula shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 65th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Rabah Adjani but with some difficulty. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohammad Kaci Dahleb got free with Rabah Adjani in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ferhat Oussar kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Rabah Adjani made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Anthar Abrika sent off a good shot on target. Anthar Abrika fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Adjani having to interfere. If Walid Lemoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 81 minutes, Anthar Abrika managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. South Venice FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anthar Abrika was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Bencheikh charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Bencheikh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Rabah Adjani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anthar Abrika went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Amar Bentaala came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Corvallis's Belaid Bensaoula. But to his dismay, Belaid Bensaoula quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Walid Lemoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amar Bentaala having to interfere. Corvallis's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.