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Cayce
Spectators: 6702 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nouara Khelaifia got the match started through his kick off. Smail Mansouri hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the match, Cayce's Abdelhamid Sofiane sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Salim Djebar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 5th match minute, Lennox was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Smail Mansouri to maneuver through the defense. Lennox's Salim Djebar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nouara Khelaifia in the 6th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Lennox's zone, Abdelhamid Sofiane stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salim Djebar came out of the goal and Abdelhamid Sofiane tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Nouara Khelaifia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Salim Djebar was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Cayce's goal looked a bit too open when René Benarbia came free, but Lakhdar Camus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdelhamid Sofiane fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salim Djebar having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Lennox's goalkeeper Salim Djebar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdelhamid Sofiane. After a defensive mix-up in Lennox's zone, Mourad Reda Madouni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salim Djebar came out of the goal and Mourad Reda Madouni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nouara Khelaifia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salim Djebar having to interfere. Smail Ighil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Salim Djebar made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Abdelhamid Sofiane sent off a good shot on target. Smail Mansouri got his second yellow card in the match during the 36th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 37 played minutes Lennox got a freekick which was hit by Smail Mansouri. In the 38th play minute Abdelhamid Sofiane came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Salim Djebar. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nouara Khelaifia in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salim Djebar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Smail Ighil made the kick off in the second half. Salim Djebar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nouara Khelaifia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Smail Ighil came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Lennox 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 Smail Ighil couldn't finish the play. After having played for 74 minutes, Nouara Khelaifia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cayce's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nouara Khelaifia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nouara Khelaifia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salim Djebar having to interfere. Cayce's Hocine Prévost pulled a muscle in his leg after 78 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 78 minutes into the game, René Benarbia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lennox's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cayce the free kick. In the 79th minute, René Benarbia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Abdelhamid Sofiane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Smail Ighil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 83 played minutes Cayce got a freekick which was hit by Abdel Harkat. 86 minutes into the game, Abdelhamid Sofiane cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Salim Djebar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Smail Ighil got free with Lakhdar Camus in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Smail Ighil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Lakhdar Camus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cayce fans cheered their team off the field, for while Lennox had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.