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Wapakoneta Park
Spectators: 6712 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Muhammad Kensi started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Muhammad Kensi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Wapakoneta's Yazid Abbas. Yazid Abbas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 7 minutes, Muhammad Kensi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colby AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Muhammad Kensi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yazid Abbas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reda Boudiaf, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute, Muhammad Kensi made a precise shot to the right of Yazid Abbas. Wapakoneta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Rachid Karim Belkassem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheb Iles, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Iles in the 18th minute of play forced Colby AFC's goalkeeper Rachid Karim Belkassem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reda Boudiaf in the 20th minute of play forced Wapakoneta's goalkeeper Yazid Abbas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st match minute, Colby AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abd al-Asis Souakri to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammad Kensi in the 26th minute of play forced Wapakoneta's goalkeeper Yazid Abbas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Muhammad Kensi took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yazid Abbas. Yazid Abbas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 31st minute, Wapakoneta's Cheb Iles dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheb Iles in the 40th minute of play forced Colby AFC's goalkeeper Rachid Karim Belkassem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd minute of the match Rachid Dahleb sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rachid Karim Belkassem skillfully saved the ball. Hocine El-Kenz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rachid Karim Belkassem read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Souad Zarabi during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 47th match minute, Colby AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Souad Zarabi to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cheb Iles was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reda Boudiaf got free with Yazid Abbas in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Slimane Bruel kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Rachid Karim Belkassem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hocine El-Kenz in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Hocine El-Kenz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rachid Karim Belkassem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Slimane Bruel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 65 minutes, Hocine El-Kenz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Wapakoneta's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine El-Kenz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 71st minute, Mohamed Zouba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tedj Mami, 72 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Reda Boudiaf's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 75thth minute, Yazid Abbas skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Reda Boudiaf who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Yazid Abbas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Cheb Iles struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Rachid Karim Belkassem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Wapakoneta. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Cheb Iles put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Rachid Karim Belkassem. Cheb Iles received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Rachid Karim Belkassem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rachid Karim Belkassem came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Wapakoneta's Cheb Iles. But to his dismay, Cheb Iles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. When Hocine El-Kenz came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Wapakoneta 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 Hocine El-Kenz couldn't finish the play.