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Merrionette Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ahmed Fahima sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Merrionette's Cheb Meniri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmed Fahima in the 9th minute of play. Djabir Ghozali's late challenge caught a Atlantis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Djabir Ghozali helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Merrionette getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Djabir Ghozali hit a great ball. After 14 played minutes, Atlantis's Ahmed Fahima shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cheb Meniri 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 Atlantis reached it. In the 14th minute, Noureddine Cohen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute, Ahmed Fahima 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. If Eskuin Izaguirre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abdelaziz Kheyari made in the 25th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kasdi Belloumi immediately put the ball in play. After 30 played minutes Atlantis got a freekick which was hit by Kasdi Belloumi. Ahmed Fahima charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Fahima the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ahmed Fahima kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Menad Zerguelaine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Cheb Meniri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hocine Soltani hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, Ahmed Fahima made a precise shot to the right of Cheb Meniri. Merrionette's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Kasdi Belloumi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cheb Meniri having to interfere. Mahieddine Aït Salem kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Frantz Mihoubi made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Merrionette's Hocine Soltani. Rachid Yahia's late challenge caught a Atlantis's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rachid Yahia helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th match minute, Merrionette was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Yahia to maneuver through the defense. In the 65thth minute of the game Ahmed Fahima who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Merrionette's Cheb Meniri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 70 minutes in the game Frantz Mihoubi did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Abdelaziz Kheyari. Cheb Meniri was a little too slow when Ahmed Fahima got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-2. When Ahmed Fahima came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Atlantis 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 Ahmed Fahima couldn't finish the play. After having played for 79 minutes, Ahmed Fahima managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlantis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmed Fahima was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahmed Fahima's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 81stth minute, Cheb Meniri skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Rachid Yahia took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdel Mami. Abdel Mami dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. In the 87th minute, Ahmed Fahima hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdelaziz Kheyari hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Atlantis walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.