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Spectators: 6704 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abdulhamid Mesbah kicked off to start the match. Mohamed Hamdoud recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abdulhamid Mesbah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Anther Merbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anther Merbah was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abdulhamid Mesbah showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Brockton AFC's zone, Abdulhamid Mesbah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Anther Merbah came out of the goal and Abdulhamid Mesbah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Abdulhamid Mesbah fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bishop FC's protests and gave Abdulhamid Mesbah a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Bishop FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Abdulhamid Mesbah hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Slimane Kheyari during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 20 played minutes Bishop FC got a freekick which was hit by Slimane Kheyari. Reda Firoud took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abdellah Medjadi Benzine. Bishop FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Anther Merbah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulhamid Mesbah in the 22nd minute of play. After 23 played minutes Brockton AFC got a freekick which was hit by Safy Souakri. After 24 played minutes, Bishop FC's Mohamed Boumedienne shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anther Merbah came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Bishop FC reached it. After 24 played minutes Brockton AFC got a freekick which was hit by Safy Souakri. Safy Souakri hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. If Soltani Boudjedra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Soltani Boudjedra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Slimane Kheyari hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. If Mohamed Hamdoud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Brockton AFC! When the match had been going on for 46 minutes, Bishop FC's Mohamed Boumedienne got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Anther Merbah. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Brockton AFC's Anther Merbah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Ahmed in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the game, Bishop FC's Mohamed Hamdoud nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anther Merbah made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Mohamed Hamdoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Anther Merbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bouabdellah Daham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anther Merbah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Hamdoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Abdulhamid Mesbah managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bishop FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdulhamid Mesbah was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anther Merbah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 80 minutes of play, Bishop FC's Mohamed Hamdoud made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Anther Merbah was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mohamed Hamdoud took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anther Merbah. Anther Merbah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Anther Merbah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mohamed Hamdoud in the 91st minute of play. Abdellah Medjadi Benzine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Boukensa in the 95th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bouabdellah Daham in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdellah Medjadi Benzine saved Bishop FC from getting behind. There was no doubt that Bishop FC were the better team. Bishop FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.