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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Liamine Arrache made the kick off which started today's match. If Liamine Arrache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rabah Nasri received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rachid N'Soumer came out and tried to block the shot, but Rabah Nasri slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Rachid N'Soumer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liamine Arrache in the 9th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Palmetto Estates AFC's Liamine Arrache slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rachid N'Soumer. That made the score 2-0 after 11 minutes of play. Liamine Arrache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Palmetto Estates AFC booed when Catskill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafik Zoheir Djebbour didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute Liamine Arrache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid N'Soumer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes Catskill FC got a freekick which was hit by Muhammad Ghozali. Liamine Arrache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Rachid N'Soumer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid N'Soumer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rabah Nasri in the 23rd minute. If Liamine Arrache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Safy Bedjaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Palmetto Estates AFC booed when Catskill FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustapha Fillali didn't get a good kick on the ball. A long shot from Noureddine Belmadi in the 34th minute of play was well struck, but Rachid N'Soumer made a really good save at the right post. Safy Bedjaoui might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hameur Boumedienne. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Safy Bedjaoui ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Catskill FC's goalkeeper Rachid N'Soumer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jussef Gallaire to make the kick off. Rabah Nasri's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rachid N'Soumer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Sofiane Amri's late challenge caught a Catskill FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sofiane Amri helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th match minute, Palmetto Estates AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sofiane Amri to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Rabah Nasri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palmetto Estates AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Rabah Nasri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid N'Soumer having to interfere. Rabah Nasri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid N'Soumer having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Liamine Arrache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rachid N'Soumer was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Safy Bedjaoui struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Hameur Boumedienne didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Catskill FC. 77 minutes into the game, one of Catskill FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 90 minutes into the game, Liamine Arrache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Rachid N'Soumer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 94 minutes of play Palmetto Estates AFC's Sofiane Amri was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 94th match minute, Palmetto Estates AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sofiane Amri to maneuver through the defense. Palmetto Estates AFC's Hameur Boumedienne proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Palmetto Estates AFC from getting a goal against them. Palmetto Estates AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.