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Ahuimanu
Spectators: 6695 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 0) Chadli Meriem made the kick off and thus started the match. 10 minutes into the match, Ahuimanu's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Khadra came free, but Said Sadaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rachid Soltani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tedj Menad took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Said Sadaoui. Ahuimanu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ahuimanu's zone, Leon Khadra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Said Sadaoui came out of the goal and Leon Khadra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chadli Meriem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Said Sadaoui tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leon Khadra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rachid Soltani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Charles Ben Khalidi fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barrington's protests and gave Charles Ben Khalidi a yellow card for diving instead. 41 minutes into the match, Ahuimanu's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Khadra came free, but Said Sadaoui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Daho Zitouni made a kick off. Rachid Soltani struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Mourad Amri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ahuimanu. Rachid Soltani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Daho Zitouni might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mourad Amri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Daho Zitouni ran back to his position shaking his head. Mourad Amri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daho Zitouni, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Barrington's goal looked a bit too open when Daho Zitouni came free, but Mourad Amri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rachid Soltani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mourad Amri having to interfere. Charles Ben Khalidi kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Daho Zitouni scored 1-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mourad Amri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cheb Soltani lost his temper 80 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of Barrington:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ahuimanu:s goal. Mourad Amri went to the wrong direction when Kamel Skif was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Barrington's zone, Rachid Soltani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mourad Amri came out of the goal and Rachid Soltani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Said Sadaoui made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leon Khadra in the 85th minute. The audience was convinced that Rachid Soltani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mourad Amri was relentless in the 100th minute of the game. There was no doubt that Ahuimanu were the better team. Ahuimanu's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.