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Lake Arrowhead
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rabah Hadj Aïssa kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Abd al-Aziz Ali had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmed Aït Salem. Lake Arrowhead's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abd al-Aziz Ali was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The Homerville fans' excitement grew in the 10th match minute when Homerville's Abd al-Aziz Ali looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Ahmed Toumi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmed Aït Salem was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Mehdi Skif showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rabah Hadj Aïssa, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rabah Hadj Aïssa in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mehdi Skif saved Homerville from getting behind. With a little luck, Homerville's Mehdi Skif got control of the ball when Nadir Djura tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Rabah Hadj Aïssa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 25th minute Rabah Hadj Aïssa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehdi Skif saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28thth minute of the game Abd al-Aziz Ali who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lake Arrowhead's Ahmed Aït Salem was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mehdi Skif made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rabah Hadj Aïssa in the 36th minute of play. If Nadir Djura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmed Toumi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ahmed Aït Salem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abd al-Aziz Ali's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ahmed Aït Salem read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. The Lake Arrowhead players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Homerville were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abd al-Aziz Ali made a kick off. Ahmed Toumi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ahmed Aït Salem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd minute Nadir Djura shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehdi Skif saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abd al-Aziz Ali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmed Aït Salem having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadir Djura in the 68th minute of play forced Homerville's goalkeeper Mehdi Skif to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Homerville's Abd al-Aziz Ali slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ahmed Aït Salem. That made the score 0-4 after 70 minutes of play. Mehdi Skif took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Hadj Aïssa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Lake Arrowhead's goalkeeper Ahmed Aït Salem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmed Toumi. Lake Arrowhead's Ahmed Aït Salem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abd al-Aziz Ali in the 86th minute of play. Rabah Hadj Aïssa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Mehdi Skif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Homerville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Ben Ahmed Chedda to maneuver through the defense. Nadir Djura blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehdi Skif having to make a save. In the 98thth minute of the game Rabah Hadj Aïssa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Homerville's Mehdi Skif was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.