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Tahoka
Spectators: 6707 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1707, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ahmed Reda Meskine took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6thth minute of the game Ali Boumedienne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tahoka AFC's Nordine Hanin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Ahmed Reda Meskine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. eL TuRqO's Ahmed Reda Meskine got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Bouabdellah Zitouni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Djamel Boukensa in the 14th minute of play forced eL TuRqO's goalkeeper Salim Merbah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Soltani Hadjadj who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Salim Merbah when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Djamel Boukensa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. eL TuRqO's Salim Merbah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamel Boukensa in the 20th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in eL TuRqO's zone, Soltani Hadjadj stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salim Merbah came out of the goal and Soltani Hadjadj tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Djamel Boukensa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salim Merbah having to interfere. Soltani Hadjadj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Salim Merbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Djamel Boukensa fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Salim Merbah, passed just outside the right post. In the 35th minute Djamel Boukensa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salim Merbah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Djamel Boukensa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Ali Boumedienne managed to get in a good position for a shot. eL TuRqO's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Boumedienne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nordine Hanin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Djamel Boukensa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Tahoka AFC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Smail Ihidjaten hit a great ball. Ahmed Reda Meskine recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Soltani Hadjadj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Salim Merbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in eL TuRqO's zone, Djamel Boukensa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Salim Merbah came out of the goal and Djamel Boukensa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Soltani Hadjadj in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salim Merbah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Salim Merbah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Soltani Hadjadj in the 69th minute of play. Abdelkader Mhenni kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Djamel Boukensa might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Salim Merbah. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Djamel Boukensa ran back to his position shaking his head. Soltani Hadjadj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Salim Merbah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noureddine Derrida's late challenge caught a eL TuRqO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Noureddine Derrida helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st minute, Noureddine Derrida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82 played minutes Ahmed Reda Meskine rounded Tahoka AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. eL TuRqO's Salim Merbah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Djamel Boukensa in the 92nd minute of play. If Ahmed Reda Meskine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. eL TuRqO succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Tahoka AFC had controlled the match.