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Naperville Stadium
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Madjer kicked off to start the match. Abdelhani Benhamou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelhani Benhamou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Rachid Kouici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdelhani Benhamou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rachid Kouici having to make a save. Yazid Menguellet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rachid Kouici having to interfere. 22 minutes into the game, Naperville's Lili Larbi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Bruel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 26thth minute of the game Yazid Menguellet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Naperville's Rachid Kouici was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Daniel Madjer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Yazid Menguellet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rachid Kouici was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Ali Bruel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Madjer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yazid Menguellet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Rachid Kouici tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Yorkville's Ali Bruel got control of the ball when Lili Larbi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th minute, Abdelhani Benhamou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yorkville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelhani Benhamou made a kick off. After 53 played minutes Naperville got a freekick which was hit by Abderraouf Laura Douibi. In the 54th minute, Hamid Diss sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Naperville's Rachid Kouici didn't even have to move. Yorkville's Ali Bruel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Madjer in the 57th minute of play. Ali Bruel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Daniel Madjer's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Ali Bruel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lili Larbi in the 77th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Yorkville's goal looked a bit too open when Lili Larbi came free, but Ali Bruel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led Naperville's Daniel Madjer to a score. 3-3 in the 81st minute. Ali Bruel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Madjer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Chaba Mimoun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Yorkville's zone, Lili Larbi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Bruel came out of the goal and Lili Larbi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lili Larbi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Bruel having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.