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Rocklin Stadium
Spectators: 6830 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salim Tahar got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes, Ferhat Medaci mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the East Dubuque FC and the Rocklin FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 5th minute, one of East Dubuque FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for East Dubuque FC. In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Rocklin FC. Mahmoud Boulebda stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Fadel Mouzaoui. 1-0. When Rafik Mamouni came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Rocklin FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rafik Mamouni couldn't finish the play. Kamel Hanafy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute Maxime Vlimmens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fadel Mouzaoui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute Salim Tahar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hameur Khelaifia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hameur Khelaifia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salim Tahar in the 17th minute of the match. Rafik Mamouni made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 19thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Fadel Mouzaoui would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. A collision led to East Dubuque FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Boughera Boulebda hit a great ball. After 23 played minutes East Dubuque FC got a freekick which was hit by Abdelaziz Piaf. 25 minutes into the match, Farid Hadjar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hameur Khelaifia. Rocklin FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Farid Hadjar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. East Dubuque FC's Fadel Mouzaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Michel Doutté in the 31st minute of play. Ferhat Medaci hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Mahmoud Boulebda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. East Dubuque FC's Fadel Mouzaoui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jean-Michel Doutté in the 35th minute of play. In the 39th match minute, East Dubuque FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhat Medaci to maneuver through the defense. Mahmoud Boulebda took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fadel Mouzaoui. East Dubuque FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Rafik Mamouni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Rocklin FC booed when East Dubuque FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelaziz Piaf didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafik Mamounis short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Fadel Mouzaoui to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rafik Mamouni made a kick off. A collision led to Rocklin FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Mustapha Moussa hit a great ball. Salim Tahar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hameur Khelaifia having to make a save. When Nordine Yacine fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rocklin FC's protests and gave Nordine Yacine a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafik Mamouni in the 62nd minute of play forced East Dubuque FC's goalkeeper Fadel Mouzaoui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fadel Mouzaoui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamel Hanafy, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Amrani Baroudi's late challenge caught a Rocklin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amrani Baroudi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to East Dubuque FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Amrani Baroudi hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, Maxime Vlimmens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fadel Mouzaoui. East Dubuque FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maxime Vlimmens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Kamel Hanafy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the game, Mourad Kaci Said was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rocklin FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave East Dubuque FC the free kick. Mourad Kaci Said hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Rabah Badis fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafik Mamouni in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fadel Mouzaoui prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jean-Michel Doutté sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahmoud Boulebda was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 94th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Maxime Vlimmens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rocklin FC fully deserved thier win.