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Saltville Park
Spectators: 6722 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 0) Soltani Karim Belkassem made the kick off and thus started the match. Saltville's El Hadjadj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jussef Ben Benhamou in the 4th minute of play. After 6 minutes Saltville's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dida Allalou who took care of the corner kick. Jussef Ben Benhamou received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. El Hadjadj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Calexico FC's Jussef Ben Benhamou nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. El Hadjadj made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 21st match minute, Saltville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Smail Bouchemla to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Saltville's Smail Bouchemla got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Calexico FC's Dida Allalou couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Saltville. When Tedj Barbarossa fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Calexico FC's protests and gave Tedj Barbarossa a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Calexico FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! Madjid Kacha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Soltani Karim Belkassem's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. When Smail Bouchemla was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 36 minutes had been played. The supporters of Calexico FC booed when Saltville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Smail Bouchemla didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th match minute, Saltville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nasser Lamine to maneuver through the defense. Mustapha Zaaboub sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

If Cheb Bridji had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jussef Ben Benhamou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saltville's El Hadjadj played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustapha Zaaboub in the 57th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nouredine Mezair during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Calexico FC booed when Saltville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nouredine Mezair didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jussef Ben Benhamou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without El Hadjadj having to interfere. Jussef Ben Benhamou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without El Hadjadj having to interfere. Nouredine Mezair was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Calexico FC's attack was well implemented in the 75th minute, but when Jussef Ben Benhamou was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Jussef Ben Benhamou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without El Hadjadj having to interfere. Soltani Karim Belkassem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Madjid Kacha having to interfere. After 88 minutes, Mustapha Zaaboub mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Calexico FC and the Saltville players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mustapha Zaaboub hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. El Hadjadj made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Jussef Ben Benhamou sent off a good shot on target. Jussef Ben Benhamou scored 1-3 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of El Hadjadj, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Calexico FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.