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Spanaway
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rachid Abbas kicked off to start the match. Salim Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 6 minutes, Slimane Daham managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coleman's supporters crossed their fingers, but Slimane Daham 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 9th minute, Said Kerkar made a precise shot to the right of Rabah Lacarne. Spanaway AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Coleman's Nouredine Ben Khalidi got a free kick in the 16th minute. Spanaway AFC's Rabah Lacarne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slimane Daham in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Coleman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noureddine Reda Madouni to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Rachid Abbas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spanaway AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rachid Abbas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karim Ihidjaten breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rabah Lacarne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Slimane Daham in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Rachid Abbas fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Karim Ihidjaten, passed just outside the right post. In the 33rd match minute, Coleman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammad Madani to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Spanaway AFC's Abd al-Aziz Bensaïd in action when he in the 34th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Karim Ihidjaten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rachid Abbas, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Rabah Lacarne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Said Kerkar, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Rachid Abbas kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 45th minute, Slimane Daham 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Said Kerkar to make the kick off. Karim Ihidjaten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zīn ud-Dīn Mansouri, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Karim Ihidjaten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salim Zidane in the 54th minute of the match. Karim Ihidjaten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rachid Abbas in the 55th minute of the match. Said Kerkar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Rabah Lacarne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Slimane Daham struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Rabah Lacarne didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Coleman. After 66 minutes Spanaway AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mohammad Madani who took care of the corner kick. Rabah Lacarne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slimane Daham in the 71st minute of the match. In the 77th minute Rachid Abbas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karim Ihidjaten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Slimane Daham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Slimane Daham was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 82nd minute. Coleman's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 86 minutes of play, Coleman's Slimane Daham made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rabah Lacarne was left in no man's land by his defense there! Slimane Daham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Rabah Lacarne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Spanaway AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Coleman's performance. The match ended with a win for Coleman.