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Perkins
Spectators: 8340 (Terracing: 6380, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 4) Claudinei Esteves struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Madhi Halimi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for JAMHURIYA. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yusuf Okcun in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Madhi Halimi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Madhi Halimi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yusuf Okcun's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Yusuf Okcun in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Madhi Halimi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 14th minute, Cheikha El-Hadi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Negaunee FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Fuat Gök managed to get in a good position for a shot. JAMHURIYA's supporters rose to their feet, but Fuat Gök was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Madhi Halimi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yacine Belkhadem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zdzislaw Bartoszek having to interfere. After some careless play in the JAMHURIYA defense, Cheikha El-Hadi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zdzislaw Bartoszek. The JAMHURIYA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zdzislaw Bartoszek should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Negaunee FC's Tayeb Bella got a free kick in the 30th minute. Juninho Peixoto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yusuf Okcun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Madhi Halimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mohamed Hamruche kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, JAMHURIYA's Fouad Benflis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Zdzislaw Bartoszek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yacine Belkhadem, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Yacine Belkhadem succeeded in the game's 45th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yacine Belkhadem to make the kick off. The supporters of JAMHURIYA booed when Negaunee FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tayeb Bella didn't get a good kick on the ball. JAMHURIYA's Zdzislaw Bartoszek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save JAMHURIYA from getting a goal against them. A hard shot 63 in the game by Cheikha El-Hadi from a close distance when the talented Zdzislaw Bartoszek managed to make a qualified save. JAMHURIYA's players were relieved. Yusuf Okcun 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yusuf Okcun in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Madhi Halimi saved Negaunee FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yacine Belkhadem in the 68th minute of play forced JAMHURIYA's goalkeeper Zdzislaw Bartoszek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of JAMHURIYA booed when Negaunee FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yacine Belkhadem didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Claudinei Esteves cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Madhi Halimi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Negaunee FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Cheikha El-Hadi hit a great ball. 88 minutes in the game, Yacine Belkhadem fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Zdzislaw Bartoszek having to interfere. Yacine Belkhadem was extremely unlucky when he, in the 91st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Zdzislaw Bartoszek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yacine Belkhadem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Yusuf Okcun 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. Yusuf Okcun might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Madhi Halimi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yusuf Okcun ran back to his position shaking his head. When the final whistle went the supporters of Negaunee FC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant JAMHURIYA side.