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Negaunee Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Yacine Belkhadem started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Negaunee FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Mahieddine Louahla hit a great ball. Nasserredine Sam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Madhi Halimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Madhi Halimi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nasserredine Sam's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The supporters of GoooooooooooooooooooooooL booed when Negaunee FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chakib Matmour didn't get a good kick on the ball. Madhi Halimi came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Archie Hobson. But to his dismay, Archie Hobson quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 16th minute, Nasserredine Sam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Madhi Halimi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Nasserredine Sam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Madhi Halimi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25thth minute of the game Nasserredine Sam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Negaunee FC's Madhi Halimi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Nasserredine Sam managed to get in a good position for a shot. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's supporters rose to their feet, but Nasserredine Sam 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. When Tayeb Bella fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Negaunee FC's protests and gave Tayeb Bella a yellow card for diving instead. Tayeb Bella hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Archie Hobson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 34 minutes into the game, Rachid Azem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Negaunee FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GoooooooooooooooooooooooL the free kick. In the 34th match minute, Negaunee FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rachid Azem to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 35 minutes, Nasserredine Sam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nasserredine Sam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 36th minute, Jussef Mihoubi 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. 38 minutes into the game, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Nasserredine Sam nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Madhi Halimi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nasserredine Sam was the one to do the kick off. Madhi Halimi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nasserredine Sam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 54 minutes, Nasserredine Sam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nasserredine Sam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 58 played minutes GoooooooooooooooooooooooL got a freekick which was hit by Jussef Mihoubi. Negaunee FC's Madhi Halimi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nasserredine Sam in the 62nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luis Angel Patrickson in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Madhi Halimi saved Negaunee FC from getting behind. Cheikha El-Hadi charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cheikha El-Hadi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of GoooooooooooooooooooooooL booed when Negaunee FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cheikha El-Hadi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nasserredine Sam was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 65th minute. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Madhi Halimi was a little too slow when Nasserredine Sam got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nasserredine Sam in the 71st minute of play forced Negaunee FC's goalkeeper Madhi Halimi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Nasserredine Sam managed to get in a good position for a shot. GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's supporters rose to their feet, but Nasserredine Sam 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. If Nasserredine Sam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes in the game, Luis Angel Patrickson fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Madhi Halimi having to interfere. In the 88th minute, GoooooooooooooooooooooooL's Archie Hobson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Madhi Halimi. Madhi Halimi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-8. When the final whistle sounded GoooooooooooooooooooooooL left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Negaunee FC.