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Poplar Bluff
Spectators: 9215 (Terracing: 6913, Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) Abdel Hamid Chaouchi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdel Hamid Chaouchi in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boubekeur Fergani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Medjadi Lacen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salim Chaib, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Chaib in the 19th minute of play forced Poplar Bluff AFC's goalkeeper Medjadi Lacen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Poplar Bluff AFC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ricardo Estavan hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Chaib in the 24th minute of play forced Poplar Bluff AFC's goalkeeper Medjadi Lacen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Hocine Oussalah 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 Hocine Oussalah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Boubekeur Fergani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdel Hamid Chaouchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Medjadi Lacen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mimoun Ouid Malek, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. A collision led to Poplar Bluff AFC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Abdel Hamid Chaouchi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Chaib in the 45th minute of play forced Poplar Bluff AFC's goalkeeper Medjadi Lacen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdel Hamid Chaouchi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Salim Chaib to make the kick off. If Mimoun Ouid Malek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Lincoln Villsage's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Hamid Chaouchi came free, but Boubekeur Fergani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Abdel Hamid Chaouchi put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Boubekeur Fergani. 64 minutes into the game, Kassel Yahia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lincoln Villsage's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Poplar Bluff AFC the free kick. In the 64th match minute, Lincoln Villsage was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kassel Yahia to maneuver through the defense. 65 minutes into the match, Lincoln Villsage's goal looked a bit too open when Hocine Oussalah came free, but Boubekeur Fergani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hocine Oussalah in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boubekeur Fergani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Salim Chaib had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Poplar Bluff AFC's Medjadi Lacen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salim Chaib in the 73rd minute of play. In the 79th minute Abdel Hamid Chaouchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boubekeur Fergani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mouloud Yacef during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th match minute, Lincoln Villsage was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mouloud Yacef to maneuver through the defense. Lincoln Villsage's Boubekeur Fergani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdel Hamid Chaouchi in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salim Chaib in the 89th minute of play forced Poplar Bluff AFC's goalkeeper Medjadi Lacen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boubekeur Fergani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdel Hamid Chaouchi in the 91st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hocine Oussalah in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boubekeur Fergani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 97th minute, Abdel Hamid Chaouchi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Poplar Bluff AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Poplar Bluff AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.