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Weimar Park
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) Djamel Aboulker made the kick off and thus started the match. Weimar's Rabah Chebal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lounès Bedjaoui in the 7th minute of play. Karim Zidane hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Madjer's late challenge caught a Smyrna's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Madjer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Smyrna booed when Weimar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Madjer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lounès Bedjaoui in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rabah Chebal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 17 played minutes Weimar got a freekick which was hit by Mohamed Ben Ahmed Madjer. Hamid Abdi struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Fadhil Sofiane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Weimar. In the 22nd match minute, Smyrna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zoheir Soltani to maneuver through the defense. Fadhil Sofiane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belmadi Hadjar in the 23rd minute of play. Lakhdar Benmabrouk kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Lounès Bedjaoui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rabah Chebal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Rabah Chebal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Djamel Aboulker's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Rabah Chebal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lounès Bedjaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rabah Chebal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lounès Bedjaoui, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. If Lounès Bedjaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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. Jean-Baptiste Benyamina was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Lounès Bedjaoui took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Rabah Chebal to make any attempt to save it. In the 61st minute, Lounès Bedjaoui got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Weimar's Rabah Chebal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamel Aboulker in the 65th minute of play. Weimar's Rabah Chebal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamel Aboulker in the 67th minute of play. Lounès Bedjaoui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Rabah Chebal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafik Zahouania sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fadhil Sofiane didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafik Zahouania went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Rabah Chebal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamel Aboulker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Anthar Belloumi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Weimar's Rabah Chebal did a great save. 79 minutes into the game, Amine Harkouk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Smyrna's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Weimar the free kick. A collision led to Smyrna getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Amine Harkouk hit a great ball. Djamel Aboulker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Rabah Chebal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Djamel Aboulker received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rabah Chebal came out and tried to block the shot, but Djamel Aboulker slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 85th minute. Lounès Bedjaoui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rabah Chebal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, Weimar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Belmadi Hadjar to maneuver through the defense. 96 minutes into the game, Smyrna's Lounès Bedjaoui nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rabah Chebal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The Weimar supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Smyrna's performance. The match ended with a win for Smyrna.