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Elk City
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) Halim Kader made the kick off and thus started the match. Ahmed Kensi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halim Kader in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djamel Cohen in the 6th minute of play forced DADAS FC's goalkeeper Ahmed Kensi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faouzi Ahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nabil Messaoud in the 9th minute of play. If Djamel Cohen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 17 minutes into the match, Chadron AFC's goalkeeper Faouzi Ahmed had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fawzi Kermali. Ahmed Kensi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Djamel Cohen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nabil Messaoud in the 21st minute of play forced Chadron AFC's goalkeeper Faouzi Ahmed to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Ahmed Kouri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nabil Messaoud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Faouzi Ahmed tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Fawzi Kermali managed to get in a good position for a shot. DADAS FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fawzi Kermali was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Faouzi Ahmed breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Faouzi Ahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nabil Messaoud in the 29th minute of play. If Fawzi Kermali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faouzi Ahmed made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Fawzi Kermali sent off a good shot on target. Ahmed Kensi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djamel Cohen in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind DADAS FC's goalkeeper Ahmed Kensi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mansour Semghoun during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fawzi Kermali could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 50th minute of the match, but Faouzi Ahmed made a huge save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nabil Messaoud was the one to do the kick off. 1-0 became the score in the 54th minute when Fawzi Kermali elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Fawzi Kermali fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Ahmed having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nabil Messaoud in the 64th minute of play forced Chadron AFC's goalkeeper Faouzi Ahmed to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Faouzi Ahmed made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nabil Messaoud in the 65th minute of play. Faouzi Ahmed stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fawzi Kermali's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Chadron AFC's Djamel Cohen got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fawzi Kermali sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Fawzi Kermali came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the DADAS FC 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 Fawzi Kermali couldn't finish the play. After having played for 92 minutes, Nabil Messaoud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DADAS FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nabil Messaoud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nabil Messaoud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faouzi Ahmed having to interfere. When Karim Brahimi fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chadron AFC's protests and gave Karim Brahimi a yellow card for diving instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fawzi Kermali in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Faouzi Ahmed saved Chadron AFC from getting behind.