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Alpena
Spectators: 6698 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thelma Kerkar made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Mohamed Badis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leisure City's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed Badis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. El Sellal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alpena FC's goalkeeper El Sellal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fathi Moussa took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised El Sellal. El Sellal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 11 minutes, Kassel Bitat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leisure City and the Alpena FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Leisure City:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Alpena FC:s goal. 18 minutes into the match, Alpena FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mohamed Badis came free, but El Sellal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alpena FC's Mohamed Gallaire got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. El Sellal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fathi Moussa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Sellal came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Leisure City's Mohamed Badis. But to his dismay, Mohamed Badis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Mohamed Gallaire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 33 minutes into the game, Fathi Moussa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. El Sellal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 41 minutes into the game, Thelma Kerkar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alpena FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leisure City the free kick. El Sellal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mohamed Badis's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. If Mohamed Badis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The wind increased when Mohamed Badis made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Leisure City getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Hocine Piaf hit a great ball. Mohamed Badis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without El Sellal having to interfere. A hard shot by Belaid Dahleb from long distance, 65 minutes into the match, got El Sellal's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 68thth minute of the game Mohamed Badis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alpena FC's El Sellal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute of the match, Mohamed Badis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but El Sellal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mohamed Badis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but El Sellal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. When Leisure City's Mohamed Badis in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alpena FC's goalie prevented a goal. Mohamed Gallaire struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Grisha Dachev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alpena FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Gallaire in the 86th minute of play forced Leisure City's goalkeeper Grisha Dachev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Sellal stood somewhat misplaced when Mohamed Badis came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 90 minute. Fathi Moussa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. El Sellal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Sellal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Badis in the 97th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Leisure City left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Alpena FC.