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Spanaway
Spectators: 8077 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) Rabah Lacarne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nadir Besseghir's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rabah Lacarne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Damascus's Daniel Belkacem got a free kick in the 10th minute. If Rachid Abbas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 19 minutes in the game, Rachid Abbas dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Spanaway AFC's Rabah Lacarne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza in the 27th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lakhdar Mekhloufi during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lakhdar Mekhloufi kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Salim Zidane managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spanaway AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Salim Zidane was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Chaouchi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Salim Zidane sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salim Zidane blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ali Chaouchi having to make a save. When Salim Zidane came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Spanaway AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Salim Zidane couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rachid Abbas to make the kick off. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Lacarne having to interfere. A collision led to Damascus getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Lakhdar Mekhloufi hit a great ball. Nadir Besseghir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rabah Lacarne having to interfere. Rachid Abbas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Ali Chaouchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute of the match Jussef Ben Schoonmaker sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Chaouchi skillfully saved the ball. After having played for 83 minutes, Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Damascus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mohamed Ben Ahmed Bouazza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Salim Zidane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Ali Chaouchi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Spanaway AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.