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Woonsocket Park
Spectators: 6714 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Said Dziri started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Mannings School's Karim Kharroubi got a free kick in the 8th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Mannings School's goalkeeper Carlos Kamenis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hemza Bey. Abdellah Medjadi Liegeon kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Mourad Bensaoula made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Messaoud in the 17th minute of play. When Mannings School's Jaspar Videslet in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Woonsocket AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Mannings School's Carlos Kamenis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nassim Deghmani in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Karim Kharroubi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mourad Bensaoula. Woonsocket AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karim Kharroubi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Carlos Kamenis came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Woonsocket AFC's Abdellah Medjadi Liegeon. But to his dismay, Abdellah Medjadi Liegeon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 37 minutes into the match, Redha Ghazi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mourad Bensaoula. Woonsocket AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Redha Ghazi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After 40 minutes, Karim Kharroubi made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Woonsocket AFC's Mourad Bensaoula tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Mannings School's Karim Kharroubi in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Woonsocket AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Mourad Bensaoula took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Kharroubi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Kharroubi to strike the kick off in the second half. Karim Kharroubi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mourad Bensaoula having to make a save. When Mannings School's Karim Kharroubi in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Woonsocket AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Mourad Bensaoula made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaspar Videslet in the 56th minute. Mourad Bensaoula was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Karim Kharroubi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 57 minute of play. Karim Kharroubi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Mourad Bensaoula tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaspar Videslet succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-5 in the 61st playminute. 71 minutes into the match, Jaspar Videslet dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mourad Bensaoula, 1-7. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fodil Mérah-Benida during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th match minute, Woonsocket AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fodil Mérah-Benida to maneuver through the defense. Jaspar Videslet in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mourad Bensaoula, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 76th play minutes Jaspar Videslet shot 1-8, a short shot which went by Mourad Bensaoula and just under the crossbar into goal. When Jaspar Videslet came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Mannings School 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 Jaspar Videslet couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the match, Mannings School's Jaspar Videslet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mourad Bensaoula narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 82nd minute, Hocine Sofiane 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. Carlos Kamenis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Said Dziri in the 85th minute of the match. Karim Kharroubi in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mourad Bensaoula, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Woonsocket AFC's Mourad Bensaoula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karim Kharroubi in the 91st minute of play. If Karim Kharroubi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95th minute, Abdellah Medjadi Liegeon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlos Kamenis was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-8. Mannings School's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.