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Abbotsford
Spectators: 6708 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1708, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amine Kader kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute, Madjid Cherrad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rafik Benflis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mohamed Belloumi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Rafik Benflis kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mohamed Belloumi. That made the score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Amine Kader's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mohamed Belloumi was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. When Abbotsford's Amine Kader in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Niwot FC's goalie prevented a goal. 22 minutes into the match, Niwot FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amine Kader came free, but Mohamed Belloumi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Abbotsford's Zīn ud-Dīn Semghoun got a free kick in the 30th minute. Amine Kader sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Niwot FC's Mohamed Belloumi got control of the ball when Rafik Benflis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 48 minutes into the match, Amine Kader had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mohamed Belloumi. Niwot FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amine Kader was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdelmalek Khabatou was the one to do the kick off. Rafik Benflis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Mohamed Belloumi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafik Benflis in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mohamed Belloumi saved Niwot FC from getting behind. Yazid Bahari hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Rafik Zoheir Sadmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chadli Bouteflika having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Abdelmalek Khabatou managed to get in a good position for a shot. Niwot FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelmalek Khabatou was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chadli Bouteflika breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Niwot FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Abderaouf Lemoui hit a great ball. Abbotsford's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Assia Moussa in the 84th minute. A collision led to Abbotsford getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Maïssa Djamel hit a great ball. Chadli Bouteflika took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmalek Khabatou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abbotsford's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.