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St. Bernard Park
Spectators: 5001 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Grigore Coșereanu started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Khair ad-Din Khabatou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silviu Lung saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the game, Tedj Zidane was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. St. Bernard's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lowell FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, St. Bernard's Tedj Zidane got a free kick in the 11th minute. Grigore Coșereanu scored 0-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rachid Zidān, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as St. Bernard's Cheb Zaoui slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Silviu Lung. That made the score 1-1 after 19 minutes of play. When Boudjemaa Fari fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored St. Bernard's protests and gave Boudjemaa Fari a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, St. Bernard's Boudjemaa Fari got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Silviu Lung showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hocine Djura, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Silviu Lung took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khair ad-Din Khabatou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lowell FC's zone, Cheb Zaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Silviu Lung came out of the goal and Cheb Zaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, Kaká Soares notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of St. Bernard's Rachid Zidān. Rachid Zidān was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chaba Ouyahia hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Rachid Zidān showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigore Coșereanu in the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khair ad-Din Malek in the 41st minute of play forced St. Bernard's goalkeeper Rachid Zidān to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cheb Zaoui stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Chaba Belhadj kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Rachid Zidān made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grigore Coșereanu in the 52nd minute. Rachid Zidān made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grigore Coșereanu in the 57th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigore Coșereanu got free with Rachid Zidān in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Lowell FC's Grigore Coșereanu in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye St. Bernard's goalie prevented a goal. Khair ad-Din Malek took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rachid Zidān. Rachid Zidān dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Rachid Zidān was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Chaba Belhadj capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chaba Belhadj really showed his touch with that goal: 1-5. Silviu Lung made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boudjemaa Fari in the 78th minute of play. St. Bernard's Rachid Zidān played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khair ad-Din Malek in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, St. Bernard's goal looked a bit too open when Khair ad-Din Malek came free, but Rachid Zidān reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Rachid Zidān successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rachid Zidān made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Grigore Coșereanu sent off a good shot on target. St. Bernard's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Khair ad-Din Malek scored to the left of an out of position Rachid Zidān, making the score, 1-7. Grigore Coșereanu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rachid Zidān came out and tried to block the shot, but Grigore Coșereanu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-8 in the 92nd minute.