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Crowley Park
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mouloud Soltani kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Rio Grande FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Adlène Benmabrouk hit a great ball. Adlène Benmabrouk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nouredine Amara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. Crowley AFC's Nouredine Amara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adlène Benmabrouk in the 17th minute of play. The supporters of Rio Grande FC booed when Crowley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakim Ghozali didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 21 played minutes, Rio Grande FC's Hamid Amri shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nouredine Amara 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 Rio Grande FC reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Mouloud Soltani managed to get in a good position for a shot. Crowley AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mouloud Soltani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. François Boukensa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mouloud Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without François Boukensa having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Adlène Benmabrouk made a precise shot to the right of Nouredine Amara. Crowley AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Mouloud Soltani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Rio Grande FC's Halim Ramdane got a free kick in the 42nd minute. François Boukensa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mouloud Soltani, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Nabil Zakaria's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nouredine Amara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Nouredine Amara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adlène Benmabrouk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The supporters of Rio Grande FC booed when Crowley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelhamid Bouguerra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adlène Benmabrouk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nouredine Amara having to interfere. The supporters of Rio Grande FC booed when Crowley AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antoine Hammad didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute of the match Hamid Amri sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nouredine Amara skillfully saved the ball. Nouredine Amara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nabil Zakaria in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute, Slimane Meskine made a precise shot to the right of François Boukensa. Rio Grande FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ali Mohand lost his temper 79 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mouloud Soltani in the 86th minute of play forced Rio Grande FC's goalkeeper François Boukensa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.