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Ziya Gökalp Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Belmadi Khendu started the match with the kick off. The supporters of SütlüceSpor booed when St. Augustine Shores AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Menad Chaib didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 12 played minutes SütlüceSpor got a freekick which was hit by Daho Boniche. When SütlüceSpor's Belmadi Khendu in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye St. Augustine Shores AFC's goalie prevented a goal. El Hadjadj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Belmadi Khendu in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Belmadi Khendu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Menad Chaib 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. Sofiane Bouzid hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 33 minutes into the match, Hamid Kourichi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SütlüceSpor's Gilles Djebbour. Gilles Djebbour was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, SütlüceSpor's Sofiane Bouzid got a free kick in the 37th minute. SütlüceSpor's Gilles Djebbour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamid Kourichi in the 39th minute of play. Gilles Djebbour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Menad Chaib, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Hamid Kourichi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilles Djebbour having to interfere. Belmadi Khendu struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. El Hadjadj didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SütlüceSpor. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When Ferhat Bey fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SütlüceSpor's protests and gave Ferhat Bey a yellow card for diving instead. Ferhat Bey hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. SütlüceSpor's Gilles Djebbour proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save SütlüceSpor from getting a goal against them. In the 55th minute Hamid Kourichi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilles Djebbour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Belmadi Khendu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but El Hadjadj read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Ahmed Reda Boukensa charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Reda Boukensa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ahmed Reda Boukensa hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute Belmadi Khendu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but El Hadjadj saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamid Kourichi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gilles Djebbour having to interfere. Hamid Metref kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Abd al-Aziz Kouri struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Gilles Djebbour didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for St. Augustine Shores AFC. A collision led to SütlüceSpor getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tayeb Belkheir hit a great ball. Abd al-Aziz Kouri hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belmadi Khendu in the 86th minute of play forced St. Augustine Shores AFC's goalkeeper El Hadjadj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, St. Augustine Shores AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Belmadi Khendu came free, but El Hadjadj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Belmadi Khendu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but El Hadjadj was relentless in the 90th minute of the game.