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El Monte
Spectators: 6702 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 0) Abdelkader Hamouda started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mustapha Mansouri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Timsit in the 4th minute of the match. Daniel Timsit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Mustapha Mansouri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Lawson Heights's Fathi Cavalli got a free kick in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, Lawson Heights's Fathi Cavalli got a free kick in the 11th minute. Jean-Baptiste Asma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Guillaume Laurent Merah-Benida during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Lawson Heights getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Guillaume Laurent Merah-Benida hit a great ball. Faouzi Skif was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Belaid Boutella. Mustapha Mansouri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafik Zitouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Daniel Timsit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jean-Baptiste Asma might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Faouzi Skif. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jean-Baptiste Asma ran back to his position shaking his head. Jean-Baptiste Asma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Abdelkader Hamouda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 35 minutes, Jean-Baptiste Asma managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Monte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jean-Baptiste Asma was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafik Zitouni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Samir Kraouche managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Monte's supporters rose to their feet, but Samir Kraouche was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faouzi Skif breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Daniel Timsit was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafik Zitouni got free with Mustapha Mansouri in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jean-Baptiste Asma's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Faouzi Skif read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Hamid Massi hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, El Monte's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Timsit came free, but Mustapha Mansouri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdelkader Hamouda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Skif having to interfere. Daniel Timsit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustapha Mansouri having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, El Monte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mouloud Mihoubi to maneuver through the defense. Madjid Bahari was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 79th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 88 played minutes El Monte got a freekick which was hit by Mouloud Mihoubi. Daniel Timsit was extremely unlucky when he, in the 96th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.