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Lincoln Village Saad
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Salim Chaib got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes, Medjadi Sifi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lincoln Villsage's Boubekeur Fergani tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Salim Hemdani acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 11th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Mouloud Yacef. Salim Hemdani made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Salim Chaib sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Cooperstown's Salim Hemdani got control of the ball when Mimoun Ouid Malek tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Cooperstown's goal looked a bit too open when Salim Chaib came free, but Salim Hemdani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Medjadi Sifi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Boubekeur Fergani. Lincoln Villsage's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Medjadi Sifi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 26th match minute, Cooperstown was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Halimi to maneuver through the defense. Salim Chaib sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ahmed Amsallem fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lincoln Villsage's protests and gave Ahmed Amsallem a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lincoln Villsage getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Ahmed Amsallem hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lincoln Villsage's Salim Chaib slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Salim Hemdani. That made the score 1-2 after 37 minutes of play. The Lincoln Villsage players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cooperstown were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Medjadi Sifi to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Salim Chaib left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lincoln Villsage fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Mimoun Ouid Malek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Salim Hemdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mimoun Ouid Malek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Chaib in the 67th minute of play forced Cooperstown's goalkeeper Salim Hemdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Mimoun Ouid Malek came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Lincoln Villsage 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 Mimoun Ouid Malek couldn't finish the play. Kassel Yahia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salim Chaib received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Salim Hemdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salim Chaib scored 3-2 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Salim Hemdani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Salim Hemdani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mimoun Ouid Malek in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Cooperstown's goal looked a bit too open when Salim Chaib came free, but Salim Hemdani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Medjadi Sifi in the 83rd minute of play forced Lincoln Villsage's goalkeeper Boubekeur Fergani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mimoun Ouid Malek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Salim Chaib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mimoun Ouid Malek in the 87th minute of play forced Cooperstown's goalkeeper Salim Hemdani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cooperstown's Salim Hemdani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mimoun Ouid Malek in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Salim Chaib cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Salim Hemdani was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.