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Rockledge Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Mohamed Saïdi-Sief in the 3rd minute of play forced The Phantom Troops FC's goalkeeper Salim Yahia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nassim Labi might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdel Bahari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nassim Labi ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdel Karim Drioueche got free with Abdel Bahari in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Abdel Karim Drioueche kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Abdel Bahari. That made the score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as The Phantom Troops FC's Abdel Karim Drioueche slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abdel Bahari. That made the score 2-0 after 8 minutes of play. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind The Phantom Troops FC's goalkeeper Salim Yahia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes into the game, Abdel Karim Drioueche cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Abdel Bahari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 28th minute of the match, Nassim Labi tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abdel Bahari saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 30 minutes into the game, Ali Belkheir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. East Orange's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Phantom Troops FC the free kick. A collision led to East Orange getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ali Belkheir hit a great ball. Salim Yahia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohamed Saïdi-Sief, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, Chadli Badis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Mohamed Saïdi-Sief had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salim Yahia. The Phantom Troops FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mohamed Saïdi-Sief was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Abdel Bahari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Bentifour, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdel Bahari made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nassim Labi in the 42nd minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nassim Labi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Nassim Labi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but East Orange's Abdel Bahari was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nassim Labi in the 56th minute of play forced East Orange's goalkeeper Abdel Bahari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nassim Labi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nassim Labi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdel Bahari having to make a save. Nassim Labi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdel Bahari having to interfere. Salim Yahia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mohamed Saïdi-Sief in the 67th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, East Orange's goal looked a bit too open when Abdel Karim Drioueche came free, but Abdel Bahari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nassim Labi struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Abdel Bahari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for The Phantom Troops FC. 79 minutes into the game, Mourad Bentifour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Phantom Troops FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave East Orange the free kick. After 79 played minutes The Phantom Troops FC got a freekick which was hit by Mourad Bentifour. Salim Yahia came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by East Orange's Bellemou Chaib. But to his dismay, Bellemou Chaib quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. In the 87th minute, Nassim Labi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdel Bahari was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. The audience was convinced that Abdel Karim Drioueche's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdel Bahari was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. When The Phantom Troops FC's Nassim Labi in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye East Orange's goalie prevented a goal. When the referee ended the match the The Phantom Troops FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.