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Ferris Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Hocine Meriem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hakim Benmabrouk in the 4th minute of play. After some careless play in the Ferris defense, Severino Alagoano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hocine Meriem. The Ferris fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hocine Meriem should have stopped the shot. Hocine Meriem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hakim Benmabrouk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mansour Douibi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hocine Meriem having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Severino Alagoano in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hocine Meriem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Severino Alagoano in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hocine Meriem saved Ferris from getting behind. The supporters of Ferris booed when Merchantville FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samir Merzekane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ferris's Antoine Madjer shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 32nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ricardo Berna but with some difficulty. Mansour Douibi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdulhamid Zafour kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Rachid Ziani hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ferris's El Lacen got a free kick in the 41st minute. Ferris's Hocine Meriem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Severino Alagoano in the 43rd minute of play. Sofiane El Ouafi charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sofiane El Ouafi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 44th match minute, Merchantville FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sofiane El Ouafi to maneuver through the defense. Assia Kraouche hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Severino Alagoano made a kick off. Hocine Meriem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mansour Douibi in the 51st minute of play. If Severino Alagoano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Merchantville FC's Mohammad Kaci Khaled got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Assia Kraouche during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Merchantville FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Assia Kraouche hit a great ball. A hard shot 70 in the game by Mansour Douibi from a close distance when the talented Hocine Meriem managed to make a qualified save. Ferris's players were relieved. During the 74th minute of the match Sofiane El Ouafi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Sofiane El Ouafi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Merchantville FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sofiane El Ouafi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rachid Ziani in the 75th minute of play forced Merchantville FC's goalkeeper Ricardo Berna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ferris's zone, Severino Alagoano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hocine Meriem came out of the goal and Severino Alagoano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 82 minutes of play, Merchantville FC's Severino Alagoano made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hocine Meriem was left in no man's land by his defense there! El Lacen hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Severino Alagoano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hocine Meriem having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Alagoano in the 94th minute of play forced Ferris's goalkeeper Hocine Meriem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merchantville FC played a much better game than Ferris and deserved their victory. The Ferris players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.