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Spectators: 6699 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 0) Simsbury AFC's Mohamed Mehenni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kader Boudjedra in the 4th minute of play. Mouloud Benbitour recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 14 played minutes Kader Boudjedra rounded Simsbury AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, Simsbury AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Kader Boudjedra came free, but Mohamed Mehenni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Mouloud Benbitour's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Chih Ouadah was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. 23 minutes into the match, Mantua's goal looked a bit too open when Tedj Madjer came free, but Chih Ouadah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kader Maroc could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Mohamed Mehenni made a huge save. The supporters of Mantua booed when Simsbury AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mouloud Mohamed didn't get a good kick on the ball. 28 minutes into the game Mohamed Ben Ahmed Meniri kicked a great long shot which passed Mohamed Mehenni straight ahead into the goal, Result 2-0. One couldn't see Mohamed Ben Ahmed Meniri behind all of his teammates who surrounded to congratulate him. Kader Boudjedra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Mohamed Mehenni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Mouloud Benbitour managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simsbury AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mouloud Benbitour was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Chih Ouadah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mantua's Chih Ouadah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mouloud Benbitour in the 41st minute of play. Chih Ouadah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tedj Madjer in the 43rd minute of play. Mouloud Benbitour received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Chih Ouadah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 47th match minute, Simsbury AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohammed Ahmed Hemdani to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kader Boudjedra to make the kick off. A collision led to Mantua getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Kader Maroc hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tedj Madjer got free with Chih Ouadah in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kader Boudjedra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 59th minute, Kader Maroc 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. Mouloud Benbitour sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tedj Madjer got free with Chih Ouadah in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th match minute, Simsbury AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mouloud Mohamed to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute of the match Mohamed Ben Ahmed Meniri shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mohamed Mehenni showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Simsbury AFC booed when Mantua was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mohamed Ben Ahmed Meniri didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Kader Maroc notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Simsbury AFC's Mohamed Mehenni. Mohamed Mehenni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mohamed Mehenni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kader Boudjedra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mohamed Mehenni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kader Boudjedra, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Tedj Madjer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chih Ouadah having to interfere. If Chakib Bouzid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Kader Maroc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kader Maroc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tedj Madjer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Chih Ouadah having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Simsbury AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mantua.