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Morse Shores Stadium
Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rachid Mekhloufi started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes Morse Shores AFC got a freekick which was hit by Rachid Mekhloufi. Morse Shores AFC's Mehdi Amri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hameur Djaout in the 6th minute of play. Rachid Mekhloufi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madhi Ben Khalidi having to interfere. Rachid Mammeri hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Morse Shores AFC's Rachid Mekhloufi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Madhi Ben Khalidi. That made the score 1-0 after 18 minutes of play. If Mahmoud Boulmerka had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Rachid Mekhloufi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Madhi Ben Khalidi. That made the score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. In the 35th match minute, Morse Shores AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdelmalek Kheyari to maneuver through the defense. After 38 minutes Morse Shores AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abderraouf Hamid Brahima who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Morse Shores AFC defense, Farès Moussa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehdi Amri. The Morse Shores AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehdi Amri should have stopped the shot. After 43 played minutes ELENA got a freekick which was hit by Souad Brahami. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Farès Moussa made the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the game, Morse Shores AFC's Mansour Azzizi-Kettab nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Madhi Ben Khalidi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Madhi Ben Khalidi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rachid Mekhloufi's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Farès Moussa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehdi Amri having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Farès Moussa in the 70th minute of play forced Morse Shores AFC's goalkeeper Mehdi Amri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abderraouf Hamid Brahima's late challenge caught a Morse Shores AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abderraouf Hamid Brahima helped the player get up and apologised. 82 minutes into the match, ELENA's Hameur Djaout sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mehdi Amri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mehdi Amri made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Mehdi Medaci sent off a good shot on target. Madhi Ben Khalidi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mansour Azzizi-Kettab in the 88th minute of play. Mahmoud Boulmerka might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Madhi Ben Khalidi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mahmoud Boulmerka ran back to his position shaking his head. 92 minutes into the game, Mehdi Medaci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ELENA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Morse Shores AFC the free kick. After 92 played minutes ELENA got a freekick which was hit by Mehdi Medaci. If Rachid Mekhloufi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahmoud Boulmerka blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Madhi Ben Khalidi having to make a save. Morse Shores AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.