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Leisure Knoll
Spectators: 6694 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1694, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hakim Mekhloufi got the match started through his kick off. Fathi Bouteflika in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hemza Cixous, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 5th minute, Abdelhamid Benbitour hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Abdelhamid Zouba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 11th minute, Mourad Amirouche ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robert Sofiane was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Zarabi in the 17th minute of play forced Newberg FC's goalkeeper Hemza Cixous to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hakim Mekhloufi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hemza Cixous having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Hakim Mesbah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fathi Bouteflika fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hemza Cixous having to interfere. Abdelhamid Zouba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 29 played minutes Leisure Knoll got a freekick which was hit by Mohammad Gallaire. After 30 minutes of play, Newberg FC's Mouloud Saïdi-Sief made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert Sofiane was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Newberg FC's Hemza Cixous got control of the ball when Fathi Bouteflika tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Abdelhamid Zouba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mourad Amirouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelhamid Zouba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Sofiane having to interfere. Newberg FC's Ali Bouguerra has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 47th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mourad Amirouche to make the kick off. Robert Sofiane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Amirouche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdelhamid Zouba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 58 minutes, Fathi Bouteflika managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Leisure Knoll's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fathi Bouteflika was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 59 played minutes Newberg FC got a freekick which was hit by Hakim Mesbah. Newberg FC's Hemza Cixous played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fathi Bouteflika in the 62nd minute of play. Fathi Bouteflika took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hemza Cixous. Hemza Cixous dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Fathi Bouteflika fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hemza Cixous having to interfere. If Hakim Mekhloufi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelhamid Zouba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Robert Sofiane tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Leisure Knoll getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Smail Brahmi hit a great ball. Gilles Zarabi kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Leisure Knoll's goalkeeper Robert Sofiane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdelhamid Zouba. In the 80th minute, Fathi Bouteflika left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Leisure Knoll fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 85th minute Fathi Bouteflika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hemza Cixous saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bouabdellah Khalef recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mourad Amirouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Leisure Knoll's zone, Mourad Amirouche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robert Sofiane came out of the goal and Mourad Amirouche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Hakim Mekhloufi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.