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Robersonville Stadiu
Spectators: 6690 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mustapha Maillot made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 played minutes Robersonville AFC got a freekick which was hit by Faouzi Mérah-Benida. After a defensive mix-up in Woodland FC's zone, Abdellah Hadjadj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelhamid Brahami came out of the goal and Abdellah Hadjadj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Mohamed Temmam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 11 minutes, Faouzi Mérah-Benida mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Robersonville AFC and the Woodland FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Robersonville AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faouzi Mérah-Benida to maneuver through the defense. Mohamed Temmam scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lakhdar Boulmerka, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th minute, Ismaël Hadjar got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Mohamed Temmam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdelhamid Brahami showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustapha Maillot in the 22nd minute of the match. Abdelhamid Brahami was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Abdelhani Nekkar. Abdellah Hadjadj 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. A collision led to Woodland FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Cheb Kouidri hit a great ball. Faouzi Mérah-Benida kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mohamed Temmam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lakhdar Boulmerka was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Lakhdar Boulmerka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismaël Hadjar in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Mustapha Maillot recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Abdelhamid Brahami. Mustapha Maillot showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Woodland FC's Ismaël Hadjar got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Mohamed Temmam made the kick off in the second half. Cheb Kouidri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdelhamid Brahami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdellah Hadjadj, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Woodland FC! In the 60th minute there was a penalty for Robersonville AFC. Abdelhani Nekkar stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Abdelhamid Brahami. 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Woodland FC's zone, Mustapha Maillot stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelhamid Brahami came out of the goal and Mustapha Maillot tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdellah Hadjadj sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Mustapha Maillot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Abdelhamid Brahami tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abd al-Asis Zidane hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Abdelhamid Brahami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdellah Hadjadj, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After 77 minutes of play, Robersonville AFC's Abdellah Hadjadj made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdelhamid Brahami was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Mohamed Temmam came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Woodland FC 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 Mohamed Temmam couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdellah Hadjadj in the 89th minute of play forced Woodland FC's goalkeeper Abdelhamid Brahami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustapha Maillot fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdelhamid Brahami having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Mustapha Maillot had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdelhamid Brahami. Woodland FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mustapha Maillot was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the Woodland FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Robersonville AFC.