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Oakengates Stadium
Spectators: 6731 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) Club Sportif Constantine's Malek Sahnouni started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Oakengates's goal looked a bit too open when Malek Sahnouni came free, but Ilyes Salah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ilyes Salah didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Malek Sahnouni went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Stéphane Zakaria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Sportif Constantine's goalkeeper Mohand Heddou, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 14th match minute, Oakengates was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Benbitour to maneuver through the defense. Fathi Hammad, 15 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A hard shot by Zinedine Besseghir from long distance, 17 minutes into the match, got Mohand Heddou's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Oakengates's goalkeeper Ilyes Salah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Chams Bachtobji received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Mohand Heddou tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oakengates's Rafik Ahmed got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, Club Sportif Constantine's goalkeeper Mohand Heddou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafik Ahmed. Mohand Heddou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chams Bachtobji, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ilyes Salah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Malek Sahnouni in the 34th minute of the match. Ilyes Salah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Malek Sahnouni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ilyes Salah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Malek Sahnouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Mohand Heddou was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Chams Bachtobji showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 40 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafik Ahmed got free with Mohand Heddou in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 48th match minute, Club Sportif Constantine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nacim Madjer to maneuver through the defense. After 49 played minutes, Oakengates's Fahim Naït Mazi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mohand Heddou 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 Oakengates reached it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Chams Bachtobji stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Chams Bachtobji cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Mohand Heddou was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Chams Bachtobji put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mohand Heddou. After a rather tough play, Oakengates's Ali Benbitour got a free kick in the 61st minute. With a little luck, Oakengates's Ilyes Salah got control of the ball when Stéphane Zakaria tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 72 played minutes Club Sportif Constantine got a freekick which was hit by Nacim Madjer. In the 76thth minute of the game Rafik Ahmed who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Sportif Constantine's Mohand Heddou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zoheir Bouguerra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 81st minute Rafik Ahmed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohand Heddou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Malek Sahnouni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilyes Salah having to interfere. If Chams Bachtobji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafik Ahmed scored 4-1 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mohand Heddou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rafik Ahmed scored 5-1 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mohand Heddou, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Club Sportif Constantine's zone, Rafik Ahmed stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohand Heddou came out of the goal and Rafik Ahmed tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Oakengates had won after a very even match.