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Hocine Amirouche
Spectators: 7419 (Terracing: 5565, Seating: 1706, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Amar Dahleb made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes, Moulay Fahima made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Ulaan Bator FC's Knodi Matmour tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Knodi Matmour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelaziz Djebar in the 7th minute of the match. After 13 minutes, Abdelaziz Djebar made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Ulaan Bator FC's Knodi Matmour tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 16 minutes into the match, Ulaan Bator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelaziz Djebar came free, but Knodi Matmour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute Amar Dahleb shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdel Tahar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harahan AFC's Abdel Tahar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulhamid Daham in the 22nd minute of play. Bendjedid Kourichi kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the game, Mounir Benarbia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Harahan AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ulaan Bator FC the free kick. Mounir Benarbia hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. When Amar Dahleb came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Ulaan Bator 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 Amar Dahleb couldn't finish the play. Amar Dahleb was extremely unlucky when he, in the 29th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 32nd minute, Mouloud Nima made a precise shot to the right of Abdel Tahar. Harahan AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Knodi Matmour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moulay Fahima, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 42 played minutes Ulaan Bator FC got a freekick which was hit by Fodil Adjani. 44 minutes into the match, Abdelaziz Djebar notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Ulaan Bator FC's Knodi Matmour. Knodi Matmour was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ulaan Bator FC's Mouloud Nima got a good chance for a goal in the 48th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Mouloud Nima in the 54th minute of play forced Harahan AFC's goalkeeper Abdel Tahar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Moulay Fahima in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Knodi Matmour prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Abdulhamid Daham fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ulaan Bator FC's protests and gave Abdulhamid Daham a yellow card for diving instead. Abdulhamid Daham kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the game, Harahan AFC's Moulay Fahima nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Knodi Matmour made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. Sid Morceli got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. If Moulay Fahima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 79 minutes, Mouloud Hemdani mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ulaan Bator FC and the Harahan AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 80 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Harahan AFC's Moulay Fahima fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Bendjedid Kourichi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Knodi Matmour came out and tried to block the shot, but Bendjedid Kourichi slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 84th minute. Belmadi Benarbia kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Amar Dahleb took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdel Tahar. Abdel Tahar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-5. Abdel Tahar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amar Dahleb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Harahan AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.