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Gibbstown Stadium
Spectators: 6696 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1696, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Hudsonville's goalkeeper Smail Ihidjaten had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abderraouf Fanon. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hicham Bridji in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmed Hamdani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kasdi Badis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the game, Hocine Ibrir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gibbstown's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hudsonville the free kick. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Gibbstown! The referee gave Hudsonville a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Boubekeur Raho, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gibbstown's Ahmed Hamdani. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Hudsonville's Mohamed Boulebda got a free kick in the 14th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Hudsonville's Hocine Teissier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ahmed Hamdani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 22nd minute Kasdi Badis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Smail Ihidjaten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Hicham Bridji notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Gibbstown's Ahmed Hamdani. Ahmed Hamdani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abderraouf Fanon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Smail Ihidjaten tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Gibbstown getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Abdelmalek Boukensa hit a great ball. If Kasdi Badis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hicham Bridji sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khalida Zitouni kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Boubekeur Raho was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal.

The wind increased when Hocine Teissier made the kick off in the second half. When Abderraouf Fanon came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Gibbstown 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 Abderraouf Fanon couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hicham Bridji got free with Ahmed Hamdani in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 71 minutes, Abderraouf Fanon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gibbstown's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abderraouf Fanon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gibbstown's Kasdi Badis got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kasdi Badis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 86 minutes into the match, Gibbstown's goalkeeper Ahmed Hamdani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hicham Bridji. Ahmed Hamdani was out of position in the 89 minute of play, and Hocine Teissier capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hocine Teissier really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. Hocine Teissier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Ahmed Hamdani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hudsonville played a much better game than Gibbstown and deserved their victory. The Gibbstown players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.