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Lakeland Highlands
Spectators: 6713 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Slimane Benmabrouk took the kick off in the first half of the match. Frantz Hamid Brahima made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lazhar Saci in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes, Bouabdellah Boulebda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lakeland Highlands AFC and the Larchmont FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lakeland Highlands AFC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Bouabdellah Boulebda hit a great ball. In the 6th match minute, Larchmont FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yazid Ben Bella to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 11 minutes, Yazid Ben Bella managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Larchmont FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yazid Ben Bella was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 12 minutes into the match, Larchmont FC's Yazid Ben Bella sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tedj Bellemou Messaoud narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tedj Bellemou Messaoud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Slimane Benmabrouk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tedj Bellemou Messaoud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slimane Benmabrouk in the 16th minute of play. When Yazid Ben Bella came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Larchmont 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 Yazid Ben Bella couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Larchmont FC booed when Lakeland Highlands AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bouabdellah Boulebda didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute of the match Medjadi Abbas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tedj Bellemou Messaoud showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 25 minutes of play, Larchmont FC's Yazid Ben Bella made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tedj Bellemou Messaoud was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the game, Yazid Ben Bella cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Tedj Bellemou Messaoud was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st minute Lazhar Saci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frantz Hamid Brahima saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Larchmont FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Assia Mohand fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After the first half Larchmont FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Tedj Bellemou Messaoud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slimane Benmabrouk in the 52nd minute of play. Yasmina Badis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Tedj Bellemou Messaoud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Yazid Ben Bella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Larchmont FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Lakeland Highlands AFC's Tedj Bellemou Messaoud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slimane Benmabrouk in the 60th minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Lakeland Highlands AFC's Lazhar Saci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frantz Hamid Brahima narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Lakeland Highlands AFC's zone, Yazid Ben Bella stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tedj Bellemou Messaoud came out of the goal and Yazid Ben Bella tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Slimane Benmabrouk in the 72nd minute of play forced Lakeland Highlands AFC's goalkeeper Tedj Bellemou Messaoud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yazid Ben Bella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tedj Bellemou Messaoud having to interfere. After 83 minutes, Mansour Boniche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Larchmont FC and the Lakeland Highlands AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Mansour Boniche hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the match, Lakeland Highlands AFC's Assia Mohand sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frantz Hamid Brahima narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yazid Ben Bella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tedj Bellemou Messaoud having to interfere. Larchmont FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.