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Progress
Spectators: 7974 (Terracing: 5982, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jean-Baptiste Ouyahia kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bendjedid Laura Douibi in the 4th minute of play forced Progress's goalkeeper Rachid Cherrad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Rachid Khaldi made a precise shot to the right of Rachid Cherrad. Progress's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rachid Cherrad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Boulmerka in the 10th minute of play. Rachid Cherrad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Khaldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sid Bencherif charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sid Bencherif the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sid Bencherif kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Mohamed Ben Saïd-Guerni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Progress's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Warrensburg the free kick. After a rather tough play, Progress's Mohamed Ben Saïd-Guerni got a free kick in the 19th minute. Progress's Rachid Cherrad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Khaldi in the 21st minute of play. A collision led to Progress getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Sid Bencherif hit a great ball. Rachid Khaldi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Progress's Rachid Cherrad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Belaid Kermali in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Progress's goal looked a bit too open when Karim Boulmerka came free, but Rachid Cherrad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Bendjedid Laura Douibi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rachid Cherrad. Progress's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bendjedid Laura Douibi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Bendjedid Laura Douibi struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Rachid Cherrad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Warrensburg. The Progress players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Warrensburg were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Rachid Khaldi made the kick off in the second half. When Sid Bencherif was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes had been played. Sid Bencherif hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 63rd match minute, Progress was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Baptiste Ouyahia to maneuver through the defense. 66 minutes into the game, Karim Boulmerka cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Rachid Cherrad was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Progress's Rachid Cherrad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Progress from getting a goal against them. Progress's Rachid Cherrad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rachid Khaldi in the 74th minute of play. In the 74th match minute, Progress was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hamid Brahimi to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute of the match Ali Deghmani shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rachid Cherrad showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Rachid Cherrad was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Rachid Khaldi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rachid Khaldi really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. The audience was convinced that Rachid Khaldi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rachid Cherrad was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 89th minute, Sid Ahmed Hamouda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Progress's Rachid Cherrad got control of the ball when Bendjedid Laura Douibi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rachid Cherrad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rachid Khaldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.