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Callaway Stadium
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelaziz Zaaboub took the kick off in the first half of the match. A hard shot 3 in the game by Abdelaziz Zaaboub from a close distance when the talented Smail Deghmani managed to make a qualified save. Carpentersville FC's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Callaway AFC's Cheb Hemdani got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 8thth minute of the game Yazid Yahi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carpentersville FC's Smail Deghmani was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Callaway AFC's Krim Mérah-Benida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noureddine Zahouania in the 9th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Carpentersville FC's zone, Cheb Hemdani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Smail Deghmani came out of the goal and Cheb Hemdani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Krim Mérah-Benida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmed Khelaifia in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yazid Yahi in the 16th minute of play forced Carpentersville FC's goalkeeper Smail Deghmani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mansour Brahmi took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Krim Mérah-Benida. Krim Mérah-Benida dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 24th minute, Yazid Yahi 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. 27 minutes into the match, Noureddine Zahouania notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Callaway AFC's Krim Mérah-Benida. Krim Mérah-Benida was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Krim Mérah-Benida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Khelaifia in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 35th minute of the match, Yazid Yahi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Smail Deghmani saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 39 minutes into the game, Abdelmalek Zerara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Carpentersville FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Callaway AFC the free kick. Abdelmalek Zerara kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Yazid Yahi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Smail Deghmani having to make a save. Krim Mérah-Benida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmed Khelaifia in the 43rd minute of the match. Krim Mérah-Benida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noureddine Zahouania, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Cheb Hemdani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cheb Hemdani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Callaway AFC's Krim Mérah-Benida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noureddine Zahouania in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Yazid Yahi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Smail Deghmani was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. In the 69th minute, Callaway AFC's Cheb Hemdani seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cheb Hemdani the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Callaway AFC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cheb Hemdani had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Carpentersville FC booed when Callaway AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheb Hemdani didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was beautiful to see Carpentersville FC's Mansour Brahmi in action when he in the 72nd minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! An unexpectedly hard shot by Noureddine Zahouania in the 73rd minute of play forced Callaway AFC's goalkeeper Krim Mérah-Benida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Callaway AFC's goalkeeper Krim Mérah-Benida had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Noureddine Zahouania. Krim Mérah-Benida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noureddine Zahouania in the 80th minute. Krim Mérah-Benida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansour Brahmi, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, Callaway AFC's Abdelaziz Zaaboub got a free kick in the 85th minute. The supporters of Carpentersville FC booed when Callaway AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdelaziz Zaaboub didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute Ahmed Khelaifia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Krim Mérah-Benida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carpentersville FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.