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埼玉2002スタジアム
Spectators: 8421 (Terracing: 6316, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abdelaziz Messaoud took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, San Francisco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hamid Djaout came free, but Mohamed Ben Mohand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, San Francisco FC's goalkeeper Mohamed Ben Mohand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mustapha Soltani. In the 28th minute, Tahar Aarache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Anther Chaouchi in the 33rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by San Francisco FC's Kateb Ouyahia. San Francisco FC's Mohamed Diafat got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jean Nasri charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jean Nasri the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mustapha Soltani took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 37th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mohamed Ben Mohand. San Francisco FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hakim Maroc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tahar Aarache, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 41st match minute, 浦和レッズ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anther Chaouchi to maneuver through the defense. Abdelaziz Messaoud hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After 51 played minutes San Francisco FC got a freekick which was hit by Tahar Aarache. Abdelaziz Messaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mohamed Ben Mohand having to interfere. In the 54th minute Hamid Djaout shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Ben Mohand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. San Francisco FC's Mohamed Ben Mohand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Djaout in the 56th minute of play. Halim Abdelghani kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Abdelaziz Messaoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Mohamed Ben Mohand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hakim Maroc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tahar Aarache in the 60th minute of play. When San Francisco FC's Tahar Aarache in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 浦和レッズ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 65th minute, Mohamed Diafat left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Francisco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 70th play minute Mohamed Diafat came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hakim Maroc. 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in 浦和レッズ's zone, Fawzi Kader stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hakim Maroc came out of the goal and Fawzi Kader tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, San Francisco FC's Kateb Ouyahia got a free kick in the 81st minute. Mohamed Diafat kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. A collision led to 浦和レッズ getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Abdelaziz Messaoud hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tahar Aarache in the 88th minute of play forced 浦和レッズ's goalkeeper Hakim Maroc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 89 minutes, Tahar Aarache mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Francisco FC and the 浦和レッズ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th match minute, San Francisco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tahar Aarache to maneuver through the defense.