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Spectators: 6723 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 0) Ismael Hadj Aïssa made the kick off and thus started the match. Mustapha Khelaifia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Hadj Aïssa in the 4th minute of the match. A collision led to The Reds getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Yasmina Brahimi hit a great ball. In the 7th minute of the match Ahmed Zarabi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mustapha Khelaifia skillfully saved the ball. In the 9th minute Ismael Hadj Aïssa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustapha Khelaifia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to The Reds getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Abdulhamid Sam hit a great ball. Lili Brahami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Samir Derrida hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in The Reds's zone, Ismael Hadj Aïssa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mustapha Khelaifia came out of the goal and Ismael Hadj Aïssa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ali Hasni charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Hasni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Reds booed when Eyedolz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lakhdar Bouchemla didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Albert Sennaoui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Reds's Mustapha Khelaifia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Hadj Aïssa in the 37th minute of play. Ismael Hadj Aïssa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Mustapha Khelaifia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, The Reds's goalkeeper Mustapha Khelaifia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lili Brahami. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Albert Sennaoui to make the kick off. Abdulhamid Sam charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdulhamid Sam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 53 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Reds! An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Sennaoui in the 59th minute of play forced Eyedolz's goalkeeper Aurelio Trevisani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mourad Asma 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. Mourad Asma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Aurelio Trevisani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, Eyedolz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hocine Bridji to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Ahmed Zarabi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mourad Asma fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Trevisani having to interfere. After 73 minutes, Hocine Bridji mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eyedolz and the The Reds players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Eyedolz getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Hocine Bridji hit a great ball. In the 74th minute, Mourad Asma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Reds fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 83 minutes into the match, Eyedolz's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Sennaoui came free, but Aurelio Trevisani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of The Reds booed when Eyedolz was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lakhdar Bouchemla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albert Sennaoui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mustapha Khelaifia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ismael Hadj Aïssa in the 94th minute of the match. Ismael Hadj Aïssa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. The Reds walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.